Prediction of functional status in older adults: The ecological validity of four Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System tests

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 683-690

  Mitchell, Meghan ^a   Miller, L Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DELIS KAPLAN EXECUTIVE FUNCTION SYSTEM TEST; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PLANNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION PROCESS; VARIANCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTENTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 46849098198     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390701679893     Document Type: Article

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