Preliminary evidence of equivalence of alternate forms of the impact

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1265-1280

  Resch, Jacob E ^a   Macciocchi, Stephen ^b   Ferrara, Michael S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b SHEPHERD CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternate forms; Cognitive; Computerized neuropsychological tests; Concussion; Equivalence; Psychometric

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CONCUSSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPORT INJURY; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890860690     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: 17444144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2013.845247     Document Type: Article

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