Trail making test in chronic toxic encephalopathy: Performance and discriminative potential

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 314-327

  Nilson, Linda ^a,b   Barregard L ^a   Backman L ^b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Department of Occupational Medicine ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC SOLVENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0033386114     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/clin.13.3.314.1737     Document Type: Article

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