The utility of parent report in the assessment of working memory among childhood brain tumor survivors

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 380-389

  Howarth, Robyn A ^a   Ashford, Jason M ^b   Merchant, Thomas E ^b   Ogg, Robert J ^b   Santana, Victor ^b   Wu, Shengjie ^b   Xiong, Xiaoping ^b   Conklin, Heather M ^b  

^a CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA   (United States)

^b ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

BRIEF; Cancer; Cognitive late effects; Executive functions; Pediatrics; Rater based measures

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876715302     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617712001567     Document Type: Article

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