Attention and verbal learning in patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 456-466

  Michiels, Veronique ^a   Cluydts, Raymond ^b   Fischler, Benjamin ^b  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Attention; Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Information processing; Verbal learning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; VERBAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0031682197     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S135561779845505X     Document Type: Article

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