Medical speech-language pathology : a practitioner's guide

Johnson, Alex F.,

Medical speech-language pathology : a practitioner's guide [E-Book] - Third edition. - New York, NY : Thieme Publishers, [2017] - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Medical SLP: key considerations -- Neurological communication disorders -- Disorders of swallowing and voice -- Patient management in medical SLP -- Critical collaboration issues -- Index.

The updated edition of this classic is essential for all practitioners and advanced students. The editors artfully synthesize the pathology of voice, speech, language, cognitive, and swallowing disorders with practical guidance. Insightful viewpoints and viable solutions are provided for patient management issues including neurological and physical challenges, surgical implications, and medical ethics, in the context of the continuum of health care settings. The underlying causes of communication and swallowing impairments are explored in detail, along with respective treatment modalities.

9781604063967 1604063963

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Speech disorders.
Speech therapy.
Language disorders.
Deglutition disorders.
Voice disorders.
Speech Disorders
Language Disorders
Speech Therapy
Language Therapy
Deglutition Disorders
Voice Disorders
Speech-Language Pathology--methods

WL 340.2 / M489 2017
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