Telerehabilitation, virtual therapists, and acquired neurologic speech and language disorders

Seminars in Speech and Language

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 243-257

  Cherney, Leora R ^a,b   Van Vuuren, Sarel ^c,d  

^a REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

aphasia; apraxia of speech; assessment; dysarthria; telepractice; Telerehabilitation; treatment; virtual therapist

Indexed keywords

ADULT; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SPEECH DISORDER; SPEECH THERAPY; TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; SPEECH DISORDERS; SPEECH THERAPY; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84864406473     PISSN: 07340478     EISSN: 10989056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1320044     Document Type: Review

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