Ecological validity of pediatric neuropsychological measures: Current state and future directions

Applied Neuropsychology: Child

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 17-23

  Olson, Katie ^a   Jacobson, Kristin K ^a   van Oot, Peter ^a  

^a JOHN F KENNEDY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child clinical pediatric; Memory; Rural urban; Teaching; Tests

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FORECASTING; HISTORY; HUMAN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FORECASTING; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84883292154     PISSN: 21622965     EISSN: 21622973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21622965.2012.686330     Document Type: Article

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