Preparation, clinical support, and confidence of speech-language pathologists managing clients with a tracheostomy in Australia

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 265-276

  Ward, Elizabeth ^a   Agius, Emma ^a   Solley, Maura ^b   Cornwell, Petrea ^c   Jones, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical support; Confidence; Speech pathology; Tracheostomy; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 50649089823     PISSN: 10580360     EISSN: 15589110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1058-0360(2008/024)     Document Type: Article

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