A study of the abilities in oral language comprehension of the Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination - Portuguese version: A reference guide for the Brazilian population

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 277-292

  Mansur, L L ^a   Radanovic, M ^a,b   Taquemori, L ^a   Greco, L ^a   Araujo G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Age; Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination; Brazilian Portuguese; Oral comprehension; Schooling

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APHASIA; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; BOSTON DIAGNOSTIC APHASIA EXAMINATION; BRAZIL; COLOR; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL VALUE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REFERENCE VALUE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WORD RECOGNITION;

EID: 14944377115     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2005000200017     Document Type: Article

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