Much ado about norming: The Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 225-233

  Roth, Robert M ^a   Erdodi, Laszlo A ^a   McCulloch, Laura J ^a   Isquith, Peter K ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Children; Executive function

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EVALUATION STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84919696598     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2014.897318     Document Type: Article

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