The Sustained Attention Test: A Measure of Attentional Disturbance

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 463-475

  Silverstein, Steven M ^a   Light, G ^b   Palumbo, D R ^b  

^a NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Attention; Learning; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

REY AUDITORY VERBAL LEARNING TEST INDEX; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUSTAINED ATTENTION TEST;

PSYCHOLOGY COMPUTING;

EID: 0032131167     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0747-5632(98)00017-X     Document Type: Article

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