Speed and memory in the WAIS-III Digit Symbol - Coding subtest across the adult lifespan

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 759-767

  Joy, Stephen ^a   Kaplan, Edith ^b   Fein, Deborah ^c  

^a Albertus Magnus College New Haven   (United States)

^b SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Digit Symbol; Memory; Speed

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CODING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LEARNING; LIFESPAN; MEMORY; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMBOLISM; VELOCITY;

EID: 3543026364     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acn.2003.09.009     Document Type: Article

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