Cortisol and self-report measures of anxiety as predictors of neuropsychological performance

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 318-328

  Leininger, Shelley ^a   Skeel, Reid ^b  

^a MARY FREE BED REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Assessment; Learning and memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863307017     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acs035     Document Type: Article

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