Normal aging and environmental effects on communication

Seminars in Speech and Language

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 107-125

  Lubinski, Rosemary ^a   Welland, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Physical environments; Social contexts; Successful aging

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; COMMUNICATION AID; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENERAL MEDICAL AIDS; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SENSORY AIDS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0031135170     PISSN: 07340478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1064066     Document Type: Article

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