Asking well-built questions for evidence-based practice in augmentative and alternative communication

Journal of Communication Disorders

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 225-238

  Schlosser, Ralf W ^a   Koul, Rajinder ^b   Costello, John ^c  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOMENCLATURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION METHODS, TOTAL; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPEECH THERAPY;

EID: 33947614094     PISSN: 00219924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2006.06.008     Document Type: Article

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