NES test performance in a large US Army veteran sample: Relationships with both demographic factors and traditional neuropsychological measures

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 381-390

  Letz, Richard ^a   Pieper, Walter A ^b   Morris, Robin D ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer based testing; Covariates; Hold tests; Neurobehavioral testing; Neuropsychological tests

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE; SOLDIER; TASK PERFORMANCE; VARIANCE;

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EID: 0030197502     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0892-0362(96)00023-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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