Application of computers to the treatment of US veterans with aphasia

Aphasiology

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1116-1126

  Katz, Richard C ^a,b  

^a CARL T HAYDEN VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphasia; Communication; Computer; Efficacy; Speech therapy; Speech treatment

Indexed keywords

APHASIA; ATAXIC APHASIA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNICATION AID; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; FACILITATED COMMUNICATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; LANGUAGE ABILITY; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; SPEECH AND LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT; SPEECH THERAPY; TASK PERFORMANCE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

EID: 70349434826     PISSN: 02687038     EISSN: 14645041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02687030701719000     Document Type: Review

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