Laura Willing Deal MCD,CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
11 LONGWOOD DR AIKEN SC, 29803About
Dr. Laura Deal is a speech language pathologist practicing in AIKEN, SC. Dr. Deal specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Deal evaluates, diagnoses and treats patients with communication and swallowing troubles. These conditions may be due to developmental delay, brain injury, hearing loss, autism, stroke or other diseases and injuries. Dr. Deal helps patients make sounds and improve their voices through various methods. Speech language pathologists also work with patients to strengthen muscles used to speak and swallow, and work with individuals and families to help cope with their conditions.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Unintentional injuries in childhood: analysis and recommendations.
- The impact on clients of a community-based infant mortality reduction program: the National Healthy Start Program Survey of Postpartum Women.
- Balancing our lives: a study of the married couple's experience with breast cancer recurrence.
- The effectiveness of community health nursing interventions: a literature review.
- Young maternal age and depressive symptoms: results from the 1988 National Maternal and Infant Health Survey.
- Children and managed health care: analysis and recommendations.
- Medicaid managed care and children: an overview.
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