How many words should we provide in anomia therapy? A meta-analysis and a case series study

Aphasiology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1064-1094

  Snell, Claerwen ^a   Sage, Karen ^a   Lambon Ralph, Matthew A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anomia; CVA; Meta analysis; Set size; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANOMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISABILITY SEVERITY; HUMAN; LEARNING; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHONEME; SPEECH ARTICULATION; SPEECH THERAPY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VERBAL MEMORY;

EID: 77954742774     PISSN: 02687038     EISSN: 14645041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02687030903372632     Document Type: Article

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