Factor structure of the comprehensive trail making test in children and adolescents with brain dysfunction

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 964-972

  Allen, Daniel N ^a   Thaler, Nicholas S ^a   Barchard, Kimberly A ^a   Vertinski, Mary ^a   Mayfield, Joan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Comprehensive trail making test; Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA); Traumatic brain injury (TBI)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CHILD; COMPREHENSIVE TRAIL MAKING TEST; CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN DISEASES; CHILD; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TRAIL MAKING TEST;

EID: 84874464678     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: 1939134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028521     Document Type: Article

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