Conceptual and methodological challenges in discourse assessment with TBI speakers: Towards an understanding

Brain Injury

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 397-415

  Snow, Pamela C ^a   Douglas, Jacinta M ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MENTAL FUNCTION; REVIEW; SAMPLING; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH DISORDER;

EID: 0034098356     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026990500120510     Document Type: Review

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