Construct and criterion validity of the comprehensive trail making test in children and adolescents with traumatic brain injury

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 543-553

  Allen, Daniel N ^a   Haderlie, Michael ^a   Kazakov, Dmitriy ^a   Mayfield, Joan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Trail Making Test; Traumatic brain injury; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRAIL MAKING TEST;

EID: 75649148561     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297040902748234     Document Type: Article

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