Preliminary Arabic normative data of neuropsychological tests: The verbal and design fluency

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1028-1035

  Khalil, Mohamed S ^a  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Arabic language; Design fluency; Phonemic fluency; Semantic fluency

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARAB; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; READING; REFERENCE VALUE; SEMANTICS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ARABS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; READING; REFERENCE VALUES; SEMANTICS; SEX FACTORS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78249260668     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803391003672305     Document Type: Article

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