Race-norming of neuropsychological tests

Neuropsychology Review

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 250-262

  Gasquoine, Philip G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural neuropsychology; Ethnicity; Neuropsychological assessment; Neuropsychological test norms

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; ETHNIC GROUPS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 67349135747     PISSN: 10407308     EISSN: 15736660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11065-009-9090-5     Document Type: Review

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