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Mrs. Kimberly Laurin Ward
Speech-Language Pathologist
205 SAGE RD CHAPEL HILL NC, 27514About
Dr. Kimberly Ward is a speech language pathologist practicing in CHAPEL HILL, NC. Dr. Ward specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Ward 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. Ward 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- Sex differences in the association of regional fat distribution with the severity of obstructive sleep apnea.
- High prevalence of undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnoea in the general population and methods for screening for representative controls.
- Excessive daytime sleepiness increases the risk of motor vehicle crash in obstructive sleep apnea.
- Manual coordination with intermittent targets: velocity information for prospective control.
- A Comprehensive Evaluation of a Two-Channel Portable Monitor to "Rule in" Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
- Physical Inactivity Is Associated with Moderate-Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
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- Sarah Lynn Kiefer MA, SLP508 FULTON ST DURHAM NC 27705
- Maura English Silverman MS, CCC/SLP750 SE CARY PKWY CARY NC 27511
- Laurel Wong411 S LASALLE ST DURHAM NC 27705
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Nearest Hospitals
DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALl
PO BOX 3814 DUMC ERWIN RD DURHAM NC 27710UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALl
101 MANNING DRIVE CHAPEL HILL NC 27514