Confirmation of a two-factor model for interpretation of the comprehensive trail making test with children

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 235-239

  Riccio, Cynthia A ^a   Kahn, David A ^a   Yoon, Myeongsun ^a   Reynolds, Cecil R ^a   Bonura, Erica P ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Executive function; Test construction

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956140105     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acq105     Document Type: Article

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