Children and the Test of Memory Malingering: Is one trial enough?

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 438-447

  Perna, Robert B ^a   Loughan, Ashlee R ^a  

^a Walton Rehabilitation Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Effort; Neuropsychology; Pediatric; Symptom Validity Test; Test of Memory Malingering

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MALINGERING; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALINGERING; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84879214017     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2012.731500     Document Type: Article

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