Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 2 , Pages 173-180 , February 2007

Executive Function Deficits in Acute Stroke

  • Sandra Zinn, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Research and Development, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC
    • Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, Durham, NC
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Sandra Zinn, PhD, Research & Development (151), VA Medical Center, 508 Fulton St, Durham, NC 27705
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  • Hayden B. Bosworth, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Health Services and Development, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC
    • Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, Durham, NC
    • ,
  • Helen M. Hoenig, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC
    • ,
  • H. Scott Swartzwelder, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Research and Development, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC
    • Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, Durham, NC
    • Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, Durham, NC.

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 Supported by Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation Research & Development (career development award).No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.11.015

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 2 , Pages 173-180 , February 2007

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