Effects of alternative communication on the communicative effectiveness of an individual with a progressive language disorder

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 151-153

  Pattee, Cynthia ^a   Von Berg, Shelley ^a   Ghezzi, Patrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

American sign language; Apraxia of speech; Augmentative communication; Primary progressive aphasia

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; PATIENT TREATMENT; SPEECH SYNTHESIS;

AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE; APRAXIA OF SPEECH; AUGMENTATIVE COMMUNICATION; PRIMARY PROGRESSIVE APHASIA;

LINGUISTICS;

ADULT; APRAXIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; PRIMARY PROGRESSIVE APHASIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SIGN LANGUAGE; SPEECH REHABILITATION; SPEECH THERAPY; TREATMENT INDICATION; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

APHASIA, PRIMARY PROGRESSIVE; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SIGN LANGUAGE;

EID: 33748145101     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mrr.0000210046.02044.4d     Document Type: Article

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