The National Adult Reading Test as a measure of premorbid intelligence: A comparison with estimates derived from demographic variables

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 847-854

  Bright, Peter ^a   Jaldow, Eli ^a   Kopelman, Michael D ^a  

^a UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Demographic variables; Intelligence; NART

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CALCULATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DYSLEXIA; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; KORSAKOFF PSYCHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; READING; SCORING SYSTEM; TEMPORAL LOBE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMNESIA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; KORSAKOFF SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; READING; TEMPORAL LOBE; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 0036742129     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617702860131     Document Type: Article

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