Fractionation of the dysexecutive syndrome in a heterogeneous neurological sample: Comparing the Dysexecutive Questionnaire and the Brock Adaptive Functioning Questionnaire

Brain Injury

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 615-621

  Chaytor, Naomi ^a   Schmitter Edgecombe, Maureen ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dysexecutive syndrome; Everyday functioning; Factor analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSEXECUTIVE SYNDROME; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MEMORY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; VALIDITY;

EID: 34347232323     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699050701426949     Document Type: Article

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