A preliminary examination of the construct validity of the KABC-II in Ugandan children with a history of cerebral malaria

African Health Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 186-192

  Bangirana, P ^a,b   Seggane Musisi, ^a   Allebeck, P ^b   Giordani, B ^c   Chandy, C J ^d   Opoka, O R ^a   Byarugaba, J ^a   Ehnvall, A ^e,f   Boivin, M J ^c,g  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Uganda)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^f Center for Cognitive Therapy   (Sweden)

^g East Lansing   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Children; Cross cultural; Neuropsychology; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN MALARIA; CHILD; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PUBLICATION; RECALL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS; VARIMAX ROTATION;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALARIA, CEREBRAL; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UGANDA;

EID: 77949529714     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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