Test reliability and stability of children's cognitive functioning

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-11

  Spencer, Fiona H ^a   Bornholt, Laurel J ^b   Ouvrier, Robert A ^c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RELIABILITY; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0037246371     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/08830738030180010901     Document Type: Article

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