Treatment of word retrieval impairments in aphasia: Evaluation of a self-administered home programme using personally chosen words

Aphasiology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 245-268

  Mason, Catherine ^a   Nickels, Lyndsey ^a   McDonald, Belinda ^a   Moses, Melanie ^a   Makin, Kate ^a,b   Taylor, Christine ^a,b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL REHABILITATION CENTRE SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aphasia; Home programme; Word retrieval

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APHASIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RECALL; WORD RECOGNITION;

EID: 78651486680     PISSN: 02687038     EISSN: 14645041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02687038.2010.489258     Document Type: Article

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