Health transitions for youth with complex communication needs: The importance of health literacy and communication strategies

Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 311-318

  McNaughton, David ^a   Balandin, Susan ^b   Kennedy, Pamela ^c   Sandmel, Thor ^d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOLDE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

^c Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Communication Enhancement   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

adolescent; communication; complex communication needs; Health literacy; transition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH LITERACY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; LINGUISTICS; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC REHABILITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH REHABILITATION;

EID: 79952144542     PISSN: 18745393     EISSN: 18758894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/PRM-2010-0143     Document Type: Article

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