Aphasia quality of life: Reliability of the Italian version of SAQOL-39

Europa Medicophysica

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 257-262

  Posteraro, L ^a,d   Formis, A ^b   Bidini, C ^c   Grassi, E ^a   Curti, M ^a   Bighi, M ^a   Agosti, M ^c   Franceschini, M ^c  

^a PRM   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

^d UO Riabilitazione Neuromotoria   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aphasia; Quality of life; Rehabilitation; SAQOL 39

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745418867     PISSN: 00142573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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