Does memory test performance in children become more consistent with age? Cross-sectional comparisons using the WRAML

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 835-845

  Putzke, John D ^a   Williams, Mark A ^a   Adams, Wayne ^b   Boll, Thomas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN TUMOR; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL TASK; NARCOLEPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0032451982     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/jcen.20.6.835.1115     Document Type: Article

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