Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 4 , Pages 623-627 , April 2009

Patient-Reported Changes in Communication After Computer-Based Script Training for Aphasia

  • Larry M. Manheim, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Healthcare Studies, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
    • ,
  • Anita S. Halper, MA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
    • RIC Academy, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
    • ,
  • Leora Cherney, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
    • Center for Aphasia Research and Treatment, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Leora Cherney, PhD, Center for Aphasia Research and Treatment, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, 345 E Superior St, Chicago, IL 60611

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 Supported by the US Department of Education, National Institute on Disability and Education Research (grant no. H133B031127), through the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Technology Promoting Integration for Stroke Survivors: Overcoming Societal Barriers.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(09)00068-9

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.10.022

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 4 , Pages 623-627 , April 2009

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