Test-retest reliability of four computerized neurocognitive assessment tools in an active duty military population

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 732-742

  Cole, Wesley R ^a,b   Arrieux, Jacques P ^a,b   Schwab, Karen ^c   Ivins, Brian J ^c   Qashu, Felicia M ^c   Lewis, Steven C ^a,b  

^a WOMACK ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center   (United States)

^c Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive screening; Concussion; Military; NCAT; Reliability; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE SCREENING; CONCUSSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NCAT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOLDIER; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

COGNITIVE SCREENING; CONCUSSION; MILITARY; NCAT; RELIABILITY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADULT; BRAIN CONCUSSION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84889646655     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/arclin/act040     Document Type: Article

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