Neurocognitive correlates of the trail making test for older children in patients with traumatic brain injury

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 446-452

  Thaler, Nicholas S ^a   Allen, Daniel N ^a   Hart, Jacqueline S ^a   Boucher, James R ^a   McMurray, Janice C ^a   Mayfield, Joan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Childhood brain insult; Childhood neurologic disorders; Intelligence; Learning and Memory; Statistical methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863194486     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acs042     Document Type: Article

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