Impaired set-shifting in Parkinson's disease: New evidence from a lexical decision task

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 793-809

  McDonald, Cathleen ^a,c   Brown, Gregory G ^a,b   Gorell, Jay M ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Psychology Service ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PERSEVERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; READING;

EID: 0030447008     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01688639608408303     Document Type: Article

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