Deficits of attention after closed-head injury: Slowness only?

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 755-767

  Spikman, Jacoba M ^a,b   Van Zomeren, Adriaan H ^b   Deelman, Betto G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME;

EID: 0029964971     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01688639608408298     Document Type: Article

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