Patterns of language improvement in adults with non-chronic non-fluent aphasia after specific therapies

Aphasiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 164-186

  Marini, Andrea ^a,b   Caltagirone, Carlo ^b   Pasqualetti, Patrizio ^c   Carlomagno, Sergio ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^c IRCCS ISTITUTO CENTRO SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO FATEBENEFRATELLI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; APHASIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH THERAPY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 33847326842     PISSN: 02687038     EISSN: 14645041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02687030600633799     Document Type: Article

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