Potential sources of bias in forensic neuropsychological evaluations

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 180-187

  Van Gorp, Wilfred G ^a,b   McMullen, William J ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST;

EID: 0030925723     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13854049708407048     Document Type: Article

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