Reaction time and variability 5 and 10 years after traumatic brain injury

Brain Injury

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 473-486

  Hetherington, C R ^a,b   Stuss, D T ^b,c,d   Finlayson, M A J ^e,f  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e Chedoke McMaster Hospital   (Canada)

^f MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; RESPONSE TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME;

EID: 0030054737     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026990596124197     Document Type: Article

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