Interrater reliability of neuropsychological diagnoses: A Department of Veterans Affairs cooperative study

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 555-565

  White, Roberta F ^a,e   James, Kenneth E ^b   Vasterling, Jennifer J ^c   Marans, Karen ^a   Delaney, Richard ^d   Krengel, Maxine ^a   Rose, Fredric ^e  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Diagnostic reliability; Interrater reliability; Neuropsychological diagnoses

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0036265511     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617702814333     Document Type: Article

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