The relationship between specific features of aphasia-friendly written material and comprehension of written material for people with aphasia: An exploratory study

Aphasiology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 693-711

  Brennan, Alison D ^a   Worrall, Linda E ^a   McKenna, Kryss T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APHASIA; ARTICLE; ARTS AND ILLUSTRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LINEAR SYSTEM; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PRINTING; READING; WRITING;

EID: 24144472337     PISSN: 02687038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02687030444000958     Document Type: Article

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