Effect of number of graphic symbols, levels, and listening conditions on symbol identification and latency in persons with aphasia

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 40-54

  Petroi, Diana ^a   Koul, Rajinder K ^b   Corwin, Melinda ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphasia; Attention; Augmentative and alternative communication; Graphic symbols; Perception of task difficulty; Resource allocation; Speech generating devices; Symbol identification

Indexed keywords

APHASIA; ATTENTION; AUGMENTATIVE-AND-ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION; GRAPHIC SYMBOLS; SPEECH-GENERATING DEVICES; TASK DIFFICULTY;

COMMUNICATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SPEECH;

IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS);

EID: 84900606187     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: 14773848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07434618.2014.882984     Document Type: Article

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