Comparability of neuropsychological test profiles in patients with chronic substance abuse and mild traumatic brain injury

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 209-227

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

^a BC Mental Health & Addiction Services   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d RIVERVIEW HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Mild traumatic brain injury; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFERENTIAL STATISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADULT; ATTENTION; BRAIN INJURIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 41949140950     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: 17444144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13854040701290062     Document Type: Article

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