AAC strategies for people with primary progressive aphasia without dementia: Two case studies

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 248-259

  Cress, Cynthia J ^a   King, Julia M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HANDICAPPED PERSONS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; SPEECH;

AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION; PRIMARY PROGRESSIVE APHASIA;

COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR NONVOCAL PERSONS;

EID: 0033339261     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07434619912331278785     Document Type: Article

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