The role of humour in therapy for aphasia

Aphasiology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 751-766

  Simmons Mackie, Nina ^a   Schultz, Misty ^b  

^a SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; APHASIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPEECH AND LANGUAGE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIDEOTAPE;

EID: 0042563075     PISSN: 02687038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02687030344000229     Document Type: Article

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