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• •Comprehensive coverage focuses on a wide variety of cultural and age populations.
• •Cutting-edge research and data offer up-to-date discussions based on the latest studies in multiculturalism as it relates to the SLP and AuD professions.
• •Diverse panel of expert authors include some of the top researchers and clinicians in the field.
• •Additional resources provide a focused listing of print and electronic sources at the end of each chapter to support more in-depth study of a particular subject.
• •Chapter on international perspectives tackles issues in countries such as Australia, Canada, China, and Brazil to give you a more global understanding of communication disorders.
• •The latest statistics from the 2010 U.S. Census report offers the most current data available.
• •Increased content on older adults covers the multicultural issues, voice disorders, and neurogenic disorders particular to this important demographic.
• •Case studies give you practice solving realistic clinical problems.
• •Chapter overview and conclusion outline the key information in each chapter and serve as a checklist for content mastery.