Age, gender, and education may have little influence on error patterns in the assessment of set-shifting and rule induction among normal elderly

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 303-315

  Lowe, Patricia A ^a   Reynolds, Cecil R ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0032966160     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-6177(98)00029-8     Document Type: Article

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