Beginning with the end: Outcome-driven assessment and intervention with life participation in mind

Topics in Language Disorders

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 309-317

  Kagan, Aura ^a,c   Simmons Mackie, Nina ^b  

^a Aphasia Institute (Incorporating the Pat Arato Aphasia Centre)   (Canada)

^b SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Aphasia Institute   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aphasia; Assessment; ICF; Life participation; Outcome; QOL

Indexed keywords

EID: 36248930454     PISSN: 02718294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TLD.0000299885.39488.bf     Document Type: Article

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