Effects of military deployment on cognitive functioning

Military Medicine

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 248-255

  Vincent, Andrea S ^a   Roebuck Spencer, Tresa ^a   Lopez, Mary S ^b   Twillie, David A ^c   Logan, Bret W ^c   Grate, Stephen J ^d   Friedl, Karl E ^d   Schlegel, Robert E ^a   Gilliland, Kirby ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b US Army Bavaria Medical Department Activity (BMEDDAC)   (Germany)

^c BLANCHFIELD ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d U S ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH AND MATERIEL COMMAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOLDIER; WAR;

ADULT; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860760277     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: 1930613X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-11-00156     Document Type: Article

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