Trail making test and malingering among substance abusers

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 112, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1489-1496

  Horton Jr , Arthur MacNeill ^a   Roberts, Charles ^a  

^a Center for Substance Abuse Treatment   (United States)

Author keywords

Malingering; Substance abusers; Trail making test

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036949514     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207450290158322     Document Type: Article

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