Communication intervention in Rett syndrome: A survey of speech language pathologists in Swedish health services

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 37, Issue 15, 2015, Pages 1324-1333

  Wandin, Helena ^a,b   Lindberg, Per ^c   Sonnander, Karin ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Rett Center   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Augmentative and alternative communication; Communication; Intervention; Rett syndrome; Speech language pathology; Sweden

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION AID; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETT SYNDROME; SPEECH DISORDER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SWEDEN;

COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; RETT SYNDROME; SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 84944128532     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2014.962109     Document Type: Article

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