A stroke of misfortune: Cultural interpretations of aphasia in South Africa

Aphasiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 126-144

  Legg, Carol ^a   Penn, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aphasia; Cultural interpretations; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APHASIA; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRIME; DIVORCE; ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; SOUTH AFRICA; VIOLENCE; WITCHCRAFT;

EID: 84872545751     PISSN: 02687038     EISSN: 14645041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02687038.2012.684338     Document Type: Article

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