Administration and environment considerations in computer-based sports-concussion assessment

Neuropsychology Review

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 314-334

  Rahman Filipiak, Annalise A M ^a   Woodard, John L ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer based assessment; Mild traumatic brain injury; Sports concussion

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CONCUSSION; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 84891165520     PISSN: 10407308     EISSN: 15736660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11065-013-9241-6     Document Type: Review

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