Normative data and neuropsychological assessment. Common problems in clinical practice and research

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 295-310

  Capitani, Erminio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

EID: 0030668545     PISSN: 09602011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713755543     Document Type: Article

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