Executive functioning, awareness, and participation in daily life after mild traumatic brain injury: A preliminary study

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 634-640

  Erez, Asnat Bar Haim ^a   Rothschild, Ettie ^b   Katz, Noomi ^c   Tuchner, Maya ^a   Hartman Maeir, Adina ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c ONO ACADEMIC COLLEGE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Awareness; Brain injuries; Cognition; Self concept

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350304872     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.63.5.634     Document Type: Conference Paper

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