Returning to work with aphasia: A case study

Aphasiology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 890-907

  Morris, Julie ^a   Franklin, Sue ^b   Menger, Fiona ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^c North Tyneside Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aphasia; Treatment; Vocational; Work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APHASIA; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMPREHENSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE PROCESSING; LEISURE; MALE; REVIEW; SPEECH AND LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT; SPEECH ARTICULATION; SPEECH DEVELOPMENT; SPEECH THERAPY; STROKE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK RESUMPTION;

EID: 79960344708     PISSN: 02687038     EISSN: 14645041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02687038.2010.549568     Document Type: Review

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