Symptom validity test performance in U.S. veterans referred for evaluation of mild TBI

Applied Neuropsychology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-59

  Armistead Jehle, Patrick ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

Mild TBI; MSVT; Symptom Validity Testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 76749171337     PISSN: 09084282     EISSN: 15324826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09084280903526182     Document Type: Article

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