Perspectives of persons with aphasia towards SentenceShaper To Go: A qualitative study

Aphasiology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1032-1050

  True, Gala ^a   Bartlett, Megan R ^b   Fink, Ruth B ^b   Linebarger, Marcia C ^c   Schwartz, Myrna ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOSS REHABILITATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Psycholinguistic Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes and preferences; Augmentative and alternative communication; Persons with aphasia; Qualitative research methods; Supportive interviewing techniques

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APHASIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION AID; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 77954717304     PISSN: 02687038     EISSN: 14645041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02687030903249350     Document Type: Article

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