The effects of verb retrieval therapy for people with non-fluent aphasia: Evidence from assessment tasks and conversation

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 846-887

  Carragher, Marcella ^a   Sage, Karen ^a   Conroy, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conversation; Multi component verb retrieval therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APHASIA; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPEECH THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; APHASIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPEECH THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84888344193     PISSN: 09602011     EISSN: 14640694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09602011.2013.832335     Document Type: Article

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