Factor analysis of nineteen executive function tests in a healthy adult population

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 213-224

  Testa, Renee ^a,b   Bennett, Pauleen ^a   Ponsford, Jennie ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognition; Executive dysfunction; Executive function; Frontal lobe; Neuropsychological tests

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84862269512     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acr112     Document Type: Article

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