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Effect of stimulus number, target-to-distractor ratio, and motor speed on visual spatial search quality following traumatic brain injury

DAVID S. GELDMACHER Department of Neurology and Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood JohnsonMedical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey
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EVERETT C. HILLS Department of Neurology and Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood JohnsonMedical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Pages 59-66 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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