The use of variants of the trail making test in serial assessment: A construct validity study

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 42-53

  Atkinson, Thomas M ^a,c   Ryan, Jeanne P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Neuropsychological assessment; Sequencing; Shifting

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549126577     PISSN: 07342829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734282907301592     Document Type: Article

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