A comparison of normative data for the Trail Making Test from several countries: Equivalence of norms and considerations for interpretation: Cognition and Neurosciences

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 239-246

  Fernández, Alberto L ^a,b,d   Marcopulos, Bernice A ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^c Western State Hospital Staunton   (United States)

^d Cortex Neuroterapias ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cross cultural neuropsychology; Cultural influence; Normative data; Test bias; Trail Making Test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EUROPE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH AMERICA; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REACTION TIME; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARGENTINA; CHINA; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EUROPE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH AMERICA; REACTION TIME; TRAIL MAKING TEST;

EID: 42449156006     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2008.00637.x     Document Type: Article

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