Memory in traumatic brain injury: The effects of injury severity and effort on the Wechsler Memory Scale-III

Journal of Neuropsychology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 114-125

  West, Laura K ^a   Curtis, Kelly L ^a,b   Greve, Kevin W ^a,b   Bianchini, Kevin J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^b Jefferson Neurobehavioral Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WECHSLER SCALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952386895     PISSN: 17486645     EISSN: 17486653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/174866410X521434     Document Type: Article

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