Training and management of a multisite neuropsychological testing protocol for the department of veterans affairs cooperative study evaluating on- and off-pump coronary artery bypass graft procedures

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 653-662

  Kozora, E ^a,b,c   Kongs, S ^a   Box, T ^a   Schooley, L ^a   Hampton, M ^a   Berkowitz, S ^a   Grover, F ^a,b   Shroyer, A L ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Examiner training; Interrater reliability; Multisite study; Neuropsychological tests; Scoring errors; Test administration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEART SURGERY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OFF PUMP CORONARY SURGERY;

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COGNITION DISORDERS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; TEACHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS;

EID: 34447120228     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: 17444144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390600674615     Document Type: Article

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