A clinical measure for the assessment of problem solving in brain-injured adults

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 333-348

  Marshall, Robert C ^a   Karow, Colleen M ^b   Morelli, Claudia A ^c   Iden, Kristen King ^d   Dixon, Judith ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d PROVIDENCE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e MA Soc Prev of Cruelty to Children   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Brain injured; Problem solving

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL STUDY; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; PLANNING; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMANTICS; SKILL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0141739814     PISSN: 10580360     EISSN: 15589110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1058-0360(2003/079)     Document Type: Article

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