Training communication partners of people with severe traumatic brain injury improves everyday conversations: A multicenter single blind clinical trial

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 637-645

  Togher, Leanne ^a   McDonald, Skye ^b   Tate, Robyn ^c,d   Power, Emma ^a   Rietdijk, Rachael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d ROYAL REHABILITATION CENTRE SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical; Communication; Communication partner; Rehabilitation; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPEECH DISORDERS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SPEECH DISORDERS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880319031     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-1173     Document Type: Article

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