NEUROPSI: A brief neuropsychological test battery in Spanish with norms by age and educational level

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 413-433

  Ostrosky Solís, Feggy ^a   Ardila, Alfredo ^b,d   Rosselli, Mónica ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b Miami Institute of Psychology   (United States)

^c FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Educational level; Illiterates; Neuropsychological battery; Spanish speaking norms

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 0032839338     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617799555045     Document Type: Article

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