Frequency and bases of abnormal performance by healthy adults on neuropsychological testing

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 436-445

  Schretlen, David J ^a,d   Testas, S Marc ^a   Winicki, Jessica M ^a   Pearlson, Godfrey D ^a,b,c   Gordon, Barry ^a,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF LIVING   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Binomial; Classification; Cognition disorders; Diagnostic errors; Models; Monte Carlo method; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 42449085772     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617708080387     Document Type: Article

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