Ecological validity of the WMS-III rarely missed index in personal injury litigation

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 412-424

  Lange, Rael T ^a   Sullivan, Karen ^b   Anderson, Debbie ^c  

^a Riverview Hospital   (Canada)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c Independent Practice   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; LAW SUIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARELY MISSED INDEX; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WECHSLER MEMORY SCALE;

ADULT; COGNITION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; MALINGERING; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 17144365874     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390490520319     Document Type: Article

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