Language Disorders in Adults: Grand Rounds on Aphasia Group Treatment
Roberta J. Elman, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BC-NCD
Presented to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention
November, 2000
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Correspondence to:
Roberta J. Elman, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BC-NCD
Aphasia Center of California, 3996 Lyman Road, Oakland, CA USA 94602
Phone: 510-336-0112
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