Neuropsychological and cognitive performance of homeless adults

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-15

  Pluck, Graham ^a   Lee, Kwang Hyuk ^a   David, Rajan ^b   Spence, Sean A ^a   Parks, Randolph W ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Choate Mental Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Homelessness; Intelligence; IQ; Memory; Premorbid

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863015597     PISSN: 0008400X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025382     Document Type: Article

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