Implementing and evaluating aphasia therapy targeted at couples' conversations: A single case study

Aphasiology

Volumn 24, Issue 6-8, 2010, Pages 869-886

  Wilkinson, Ray ^a   Bryan, Karen ^b   Lock, Sarah ^c   Sage, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c Eden Rehabilitation Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aphasia; Conversation; Couples; Therapy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATAXIC APHASIA; BEHAVIOR; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COGNITION; CONVERSATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMANTICS; SPEECH THERAPY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77954746836     PISSN: 02687038     EISSN: 14645041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02687030903501958     Document Type: Article

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