Comprehensive trail making test performance in children and adolescents with traumatic brain injury

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 556-564

  Allen, Daniel N ^a   Thaler, Nicholas S ^a   Ringdahl, Erik N ^a   Barney, Sally J ^a   Mayfield, Joan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Trail making test; Traumatic brain injury; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPREHENSIVE TRAIL MAKING TEST; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VALIDATION STUDY; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRAIL MAKING TEST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874106360     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: 1939134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026263     Document Type: Article

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