Do people with aphasia receive written stroke and aphasia information?

Aphasiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 364-392

  Rose, Tanya A ^a   Worrall, Linda E ^a   McKenna, Kryss T ^a   Hickson, Louise M ^a   Hoffmann, Tammy C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aphasia; Aphasia friendly; Stroke education; Written health information

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APHASIA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; READING; SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST; WRITTEN LANGUAGE;

EID: 62549126504     PISSN: 02687038     EISSN: 14645041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02687030802568108     Document Type: Article

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