A large-scale cross-sectional and longitudinal study into the ecological validity of neuropsychological test measures in neurologically intact people

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 23, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 787-800

  Van der Elst, Wim ^a   Van Boxtel, Martin P J ^a   Van Breukelen, Gerard J P ^b   Jolles, Jelle ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assessment; Ecological validity; Longitudinal design; Neuropsychology; Older adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; VALIDITY;

EID: 56949093655     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acn.2008.09.002     Document Type: Article

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