The methodological quality of aphasia therapy research: An investigation of group studies using the PsycBITE™ evidence-based practice database

Aphasiology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 694-706

  Togher, Leanne ^a   Schultz, Regina ^a   Tate, Robyn ^a   McDonald, Skye ^a   Perdices, Michael ^b   Smith, Kate ^a   Winders, Kiri ^a   Savage, Sharon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aphasia; Evidence based practice; Methodological quality

Indexed keywords

APHASIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA BASE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCBITE; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SPEECH; SPEECH THERAPY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 68049114526     PISSN: 02687038     EISSN: 14645041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02687030802121353     Document Type: Article

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