Evidence-based practice and speech-language pathology: Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats

Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 118-129

  Dodd, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Evidence based practice; Speech language pathology

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION DISORDER; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONALISM; REVIEW; SPEECH DISORDER;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPEECH DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250194037     PISSN: 10217762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000101770     Document Type: Review

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