Subjective cognitive complaints and the role of executive cognitive functioning in the working population: A case-control study

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Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Stenfors, Cecilia U D ^a,b   Marklund, Petter ^a   Magnusson Hanson, Linda L ^b   Theorell, Töres ^b,c   Nilsson, Lars Göran ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC STRESS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYEE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL LOAD; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RESPONSE TIME; SELF REPORT; SLEEP DISORDER; SUBJECTIVE COGNITIVE COMPLAINT; WORD RECOGNITION; WORKING MEMORY; COGNITION; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84891281464     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083351     Document Type: Article

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