Redesigning therapy for agrammatism: Initial findings from the ongoing evaluation of a conversation-based intervention study

Journal of Neurolinguistics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 222-236

  Beeke, Suzanne ^a   Maxim, Jane ^a   Best, Wendy ^a   Cooper, Firle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agrammatism; Aphasia; Conversation analysis; Intervention; Qualitative; Quantitative conversation measure

Indexed keywords

AGGRAMATISM; APHASIA; ARTICLE; CONVERSATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH REHABILITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78751702066     PISSN: 09116044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroling.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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