A meta-analytic review of the relation between antisocial behavior and neuropsychological measures of executive function

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 113-136

  Morgan, Alex B ^a   Lilienfeld, Scott O ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DELINQUENCY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MANAGER; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERFORMANCE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOPATHY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033962809     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7358(98)00096-8     Document Type: Article

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