Elation or frustration? Outcomes following the provision of equipment during the Communication aids project: Data from one CAP partner centre

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 223-229

  McDonald, Rachael ^a   Harris, E ^a   Price, K ^b   Jolleff, N ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Wandsworth Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child disability; Communication; Complex needs; Evaluation

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; COMMUNICATION AID; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMMUNICATION SKILL; FACILITATED COMMUNICATION; FRUSTRATION; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPECIAL EDUCATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; DISABLED CHILDREN; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SPEECH DISORDERS;

EID: 38949161166     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2007.00787.x     Document Type: Article

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