Perspectives of quality of life by people with aphasia and their family: Suggestions for successful living

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 14-24

  Cruice, Madeline ^a   Worrall, Linda ^b   Hickson, Louise ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aphasia; Family; Interviews; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; APHASIA; CASE REPORT; DAUGHTER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LOVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SPOUSE; STROKE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APHASIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 33645999948     PISSN: 10749357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/4JW5-7VG8-G6X3-1QVJ     Document Type: Review

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