A hidden client group ? Communication impairment in hospice patients

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages 96-101

  Salt, Neil ^a   Robertson, Sandra J ^a  

^a St Nicholas Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMPREHENSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SPEECH; SPEECH THERAPY; TERMINAL CARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY;

EID: 0031696881     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13682829809179404     Document Type: Article

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