The effects of mild and severe traumatic brain injury on speed of information processing as measured by the computerized tests of information processing (CTIP)

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-36

  Tombaugh, Tom N ^a   Rees, Laura ^a,b   Stormer, Peter ^c   Harrison, Allyson G ^d   Smith, Andra ^e  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Rehabilitation Centre   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Hawke's Bay District Health Board   (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computerized tests of information processing; CTIP; TBI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; RESPONSE TIME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 33846891564     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acn.2006.06.013     Document Type: Article

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