Bilingual aphasia: A theoretical and clinical review

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 299-317

  Lorenzen, Bonnie ^a,b   Murray, Laura L ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Aphasia; Assessment; Bilingual; Recovery; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 50649115115     PISSN: 10580360     EISSN: 15589110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1058-0360(2008/026)     Document Type: Review

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