Communication and quality of life in individuals receiving home mechanical ventilation

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 648-655

  Laakso, Katja ^a,b   Markström, Agneta ^c   Hartelius, Lena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Communicative participation; Health related quality of life; Home mechanical ventilation; International classification of functioning, disability and health (ICF); Speech intelligibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855451992     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2009.16.12.45421     Document Type: Article

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