Education correction using years in school or reading grade-level equivalent? Comparing the accuracy of two methods in diagnosing HIV-associated neurocognitive impairment

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 462-470

  Rohit, Mona ^a   Levine, Andrew ^a,d   Hinkin, Charles ^a,b   Abramyan, Shogik ^a   Saxton, Ernestine ^a,c   Valdes Sueiras, Miguel ^a   Singer, Elyse ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^d National Neurological AIDS Bank   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Education; HIV; Neuropsychology; Reading; WRAT 3

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; READING; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDIZATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; READING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34250619648     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617707070506     Document Type: Article

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