The number of patients with communication related impairments in acute hospital stroke units

International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 438-449

  O'Halloran, Robyn ^a   Worrall, Linda E ^a   Hickson, Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication impairment; Hospital; Stroke

Indexed keywords

EID: 77149168222     PISSN: 17549515     EISSN: 17549507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17549500902741363     Document Type: Article

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