People with severe and moderate aphasia and their partners as estimators of communicative skills: A client‐centred evaluationFootnote

This study was supported by grants from the Finnish Cultural Foundation. We also thank those with aphasia and their significant others and other partners who participated in this study, and the Finnish Stroke and Dysphasia Association.

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