Use of AAC to enhance linguistic communication skills in an adult with chronic severe aphasia

Aphasiology

Volumn 23, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 965-976

  Hough, Monica Strauss ^a   Johnson, Rachel Kay ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AAC; Augmentative communication; Chronic aphasia; Treatment intensity

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950773011     PISSN: 02687038     EISSN: 14645041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02687030802698145     Document Type: Article

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