Effect of socioeconomic status on aphasia severity and recovery

Brain and Language

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 254-257

  Connor, Lisa Tabor ^a,b,c   Obler, Loraine K ^a,b,c,d   Tocco, Michael ^a,b   Fitzpatrick, Patricia M ^b,c   Albert, Martin L ^a,b,c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Harold Goodglass Aphasia Research Center   (United States)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphasia; Recovery; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

APHASIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OCCUPATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0034886967     PISSN: 0093934X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/brln.2001.2459     Document Type: Article

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