Conversational discourse abilities following severe traumatic brain injury: A follow-up study

Brain Injury

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 911-935

  Snow, Pamela ^a   Douglas, Jacinta ^a   Ponsford, Jennie ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Bethesda Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; ORTHOPEDICS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER;

EID: 0031797886     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026990598121981     Document Type: Article

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