Cognitive discrepancies in children at the ends of the bell curve: A note of caution for clinical interpretation

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1160-1172

  McGee, Christie L ^a   Delis, Dean C ^b,d   Holdnack, James A ^c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VA Medical Center ^*

^d VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive discrepancies; Delis Kaplan Executive Function System; IQ; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATIENT SELECTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349443453     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: 17444144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13854040902794995     Document Type: Article

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