Preliminary planning for training speech and language therapists in Uganda

Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 322-328

  Robinson, Heather ^a,c   Afako, Ruth ^a   Wickenden, Mary ^b   Hartley, Sally ^b  

^a MULAGO HOSPITAL   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Hospice Africa Uganda   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Speech and language therapy; Training; Uganda

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LINGUISTICS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH THERAPIST; SPEECH THERAPY; UGANDA;

EID: 0142187654     PISSN: 10217762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000073256     Document Type: Conference Paper

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