Neuropsychology in cameroon: First normative data for cognitive tests among school-aged children

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-19

  Ruffieux, N ^a   Njamnshi, A K ^b,c   Mayer, E ^a,d   Sztajzel, R ^d   Eta, S C ^b   Doh, R F ^b   Kengne, A M ^b   Ngamaleu, R N ^b   Chanal, J ^a   Verdon, V ^a   Hauert, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b Neurology Department   (Switzerland)

^c Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (FMBS)   (Switzerland)

^d GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Child neuropsychology; Cross cultural neuropsychology; Executive functions; Normative data; Sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951072187     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297040902802932     Document Type: Article

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