Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS): Preliminary Australian normative data

Australian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 72-79

  Green, Alisa ^a,c   Garrick, Therese ^a   Sheedy, Donna ^a   Blake, Helen ^a   Shores, Arthur ^c   Harper, Clive ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Sydney South West Area Health Service ^*  (United States)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian normative data; RBANS

Indexed keywords

EID: 45849146980     PISSN: 00049530     EISSN: 17429536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049530701656257     Document Type: Article

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