Cost analysis of direct versus indirect and individual versus group modes of manualbased speechandlanguage therapy for primary schoolage children with primary language impairment

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 369-381

  Dickson, Kirstin ^a   Marshall, Marjorie ^a   Boyle, James ^b   McCartney, Elspeth ^b   O'Hare, Anne ^c   Forbes, John ^c  

^a NHS AYRSHIRE AND ARRAN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost; Costeffectiveness; Economic evaluation; Economics; Manual therapy; Primary language impairment; Speechandlanguage therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH THERAPY;

CHILD; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LANGUAGE THERAPY; SCOTLAND; SEX FACTORS; SPEECH THERAPY;

EID: 70350657108     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13682820802137041     Document Type: Article

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