Comparing Methods for Estimating Premorbid Intellectual Functioning
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Comparing methods for estimating premorbid intellectual functioning.
Efforts to determine premorbid intellectual functioning for a patient prior to their current evaluation has been attempted using demographic information, current performance data, or a combination of both. Five of these premorbid intellectual prediction methods were assessed in a sample of 104 neurological patients referred for neuropsychological evaluation and a matched control sample. Predict...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0887-6177,1873-5843
DOI: 10.1093/arclin/14.4.341