Fine tuning of the digit symbol paired associate recall test for practitioner purposes in clinical and research settings

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 232-241

  Shuttleworth Edwards, Ann B ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIGIT SYMBOL PAIRED ASSOCIATE RECALL TEST; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PARAMETER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; STANDARDIZATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 0036706163     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/clin.16.3.232.13855     Document Type: Article

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