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Original Articles

Attentional and executive functioning following mild traumatic brain injury in children using the Test for Attentional Performance (TAP) battery

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Pages 331-338 | Received 05 Dec 2007, Accepted 16 Apr 2008, Published online: 23 Mar 2009

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