Comparison of oral and computerized versions of the word memory test

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 591-600

  Hoskins, Laura L ^a   Binder, Laurence M ^b   Chaytor, Naomi S ^c,d   Williamson, David J ^e,f   Drane, Daniel L ^d,g  

^a Northwell Health   (United States)

^b Independent Practice   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Ortho McNeil Pharmaceutical Incorporated   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computerized assessments; Neuropsychological assessment; Symptom validity testing; Word Memory Test (WMT)

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958588068     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acq060     Document Type: Article

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