The incidence of cases of aphasia following first stroke referred to speech and language therapy services in Scotland

Aphasiology

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1266-1275

  Law, James ^a   Rush, Robert ^a   Pringle, Ann Marie ^b   Irving, Anne Marie ^c   Huby, Guro ^d   Smith, Mark ^b   Conochie, Douglas ^a   Haworth, Catherine ^a   Burston, Amanda ^e  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS FORTH VALLEY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^e EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aphasia; Incidence; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; APHASIA; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPEECH THERAPY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 70349089716     PISSN: 02687038     EISSN: 14645041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02687030802514953     Document Type: Article

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