Validation of the Virtual MET as an assessment tool for executive functions

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 583-602

  Rand, Debbie ^a   Rukan, Soraya Basha Abu ^a   Weiss, Patrice L ^a   Katz, Noomi ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c ONO ACADEMIC COLLEGE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION; STROKE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDITY; VIRTUAL MULTIPLE ERRANDS TEST;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENVIRONMENT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; STROKE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350294091     PISSN: 09602011     EISSN: 14640694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09602010802469074     Document Type: Article

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