The Memory Assessment Scales in the Detection of Incomplete Effort in Mild Head Injury

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 581-591

  Ross, S R ^a   Krukowski, R A ^b   Putnam, S H ^c   Adams, K M ^d  

^a DEPAUW UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY ASSESSMENT SCALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREDICTION;

ADULT; COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALINGERING; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 1242292313     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/clin.17.4.581.27940     Document Type: Article

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