Rehabilitation of executive disorders after brain injury: Are interventions effective?

Journal of Neuropsychology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-113

  Boelen, D H E ^a,b,c   Spikman, J M ^d,e   Fasotti, L ^a,b  

^a SINT MAARTENSKLINIEK   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FACTUAL DATABASE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 79952400323     PISSN: 17486645     EISSN: 17486653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/174866410X516434     Document Type: Article

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