Requests that overcome listener reluctance: Impairment associated with executive dysfunction in brain injury

Brain and Language

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 88-104

  McDonald, Skye ^a   Pearce, Samantha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN INJURY; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LANGUAGE DISABILITY;

EID: 0031779734     PISSN: 0093934X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/brln.1997.1846     Document Type: Article

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