Reconceptualizing treatment goals from language impairment to functional limitations: A case study

Topics in Language Disorders

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 353-363

  Skarakis Doyle, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Childhood language disability; Comprehension impairments; ICF; Language intervention; Language use

Indexed keywords

EID: 28144460090     PISSN: 02718294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00011363-200510000-00010     Document Type: Article

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