Healthy children get low scores too: Prevalence of low scores on the nepsy-ii in preschoolers, children, and adolescents

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 182-190

  Brooks, Brian L ^a,c   Sherman, Elisabeth M S ^a   Iverson, Grant L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abnormal scores; Base rates; Children; Misdiagnosis; Neuropsychology; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZATION; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREVALENCE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 77956775165     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acq005     Document Type: Article

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