Effects of mild traumatic brain injury cannot be differentiated from substance abuse

Brain Injury

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-18

  Iverson, Grant L ^a   Lange, Rael T ^a   Franzen, Michael D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 13544276538     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699050410001720068     Document Type: Article

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