The working practices and clinical experiences of paediatric speech and language therapists: A national UK survey

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 696-708

  Pring, Tim ^a   Flood, Emma ^a   Dodd, Barbara ^a   Joffe, Victoria ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

clinical experience; clinical practice; language and communication needs; paediatric speech; speech and language therapist; survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPEECH THERAPY; STANDARD; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE THERAPY; MALE; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPEECH THERAPY; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84868316759     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-6984.2012.00177.x     Document Type: Article

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