Is speech and language therapy meeting the needs of language minorities? The case of Deaf people with neurological impairments

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 85-94

  Marshall, Jane ^a   Atkinson, Jo ^a   Thacker, Alice ^b   Woll, Bencie ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

British Sign Language (BSL); Deaf people; Minority groups; Neurological service

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPHAGIA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; SPEECH THERAPY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; DEAFNESS; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LANGUAGE THERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SIGN LANGUAGE; SPEECH THERAPY;

EID: 0037274875     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13682820304812     Document Type: Article

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