Are there sub-types of attentional deficits in patients with persisting post-concussive symptoms? A cluster analytical study

Brain Injury

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 131-148

  Chan, Raymond C K ^a   Hoosain, Rumjahn ^a   Lee, Tatia M C ^a   Fan, Y W ^a   Fong, Dawson ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITION; CONCUSSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0037312693     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0269905021000010168     Document Type: Article

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