Practice effects on cognitive tasks: A major problem?

Lancet Neurology

Volumn 1, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 473-

  Wesnes, Keith ^a   Pincock, Claire ^a  

^a CDR House ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRAVASTATIN;

ATTENTION; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZATION; RECALL; RELIABILITY; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT SURVEY; AGED; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; REVIEW; STANDARD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0042889058     PISSN: 14744422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(02)00236-3     Document Type: Letter

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