Computers in aphasia therapy: Effects and side-effects

Aphasiology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 223-228

  Wallesch, Claus W ^a   Johannsen Horbach, Helga ^b  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b School of Speech Therapy   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APHASIA; CLINICAL STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SPEECH REHABILITATION; SPEECH THERAPY; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 2342643428     PISSN: 02687038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02687030444000039     Document Type: Review

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