The Test of Variables of Attention (TOVA): Internal consistency (Q 1 vs. Q2 and Q3 vs. Q4) in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 314-322

  Llorente, Antolin M ^a   Voigt, Robert ^b   Jensen, Craig L ^c   Fraley, J Kennard ^c   Heird, William C ^c   Rennie, Kimberly M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Internal consistency; Response time; TOVA

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOMETRY; RESPONSE TIME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 45949109638     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297040701563578     Document Type: Article

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