Clinicians' perceptions of candidacy for conversation partner training in aphasia: How do we select candidates for therapy and do we get it right?Footnote

We wish to acknowledge the speech and language therapists from the Newcastle upon Tyne, York, and Manchester study groups, JG and PM for their willingness to partake in the study, Frauke Buerk for her involvement in delivering the intervention, and Janet Webster and Julie Morris for comments on earlier drafts.

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