Determining whether or when to adopt new versions of psychological and neuropsychological tests: Ethical and professional considerations

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-16

  Bush, Shane S ^a  

^a Long Island Neuropsychology   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Professional issues; Testing

Indexed keywords

GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 73649138230     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: 17444144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13854040903313589     Document Type: Review

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