Assessment of executive function in clinical trials

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 219-224

  Ylikoski, Raija ^b   Hänninen, Tuomo ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cognition; Executive function; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

AGED; BRAIN FUNCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; STROKE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0141708009     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1041610203009232     Document Type: Conference Paper

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