Letterfluency: Psychometric properties and Dutch normative data;Letterfluency: Psychometrische eigenschappen en Nederlandse normen

Tijdschrift voor Gerontologie en Geriatrie

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 64-76

  Schmand, B ^a   Groenink, S C ^b   Van Den Dungen, M ^c  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Sophia Revalidatie   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Neuropsychological tests; Norms; Verbal fluency

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LETTER FLUENCY; LINGUISTICS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 44449157103     PISSN: 01679228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03078128     Document Type: Article

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