Can motor measures tell us if someone is trying? An assessment of sincerity of effort in simulated malingering

International Journal of Rehabilitation and Health

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-57

  Wall, Jacqueline Remondet ^a   Millis, Scott R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Injury simulation; Submaximal effort

Indexed keywords

AMNESIA; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MALINGERING; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032319221     PISSN: 10689591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022947719992     Document Type: Article

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