Construct validity of the Neuropsychological Screening Battery for Hispanics (NeSBHIS) in a neurological sample

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 217-224

  Allison Bender, Heidi ^a   Cole, Jeffrey R ^b   Aponte Samalot, Myrelis ^a,c   Cruz Laureano, Daniel ^a,c   Myers, Lorna ^d   Vazquez, Blanca R ^a   Barr, William B ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

^c PONCE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

^d Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Hispanics; Immigrants; Latinos; Psychometrics; Spanish

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL SCREENING BATTERY FOR HISPANICS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECALL; UNITED STATES; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; MENTAL FUNCTION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTENTION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; VERBAL LEARNING; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65449125394     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617709090250     Document Type: Article

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