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Handbook of Clinical Child Neuropsychology pp 203–230Cite as

Measurement and Statistical Problems in Neuropsychological Assessment of Children

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The field of neuropsychology as practiced clinically has been driven in large part by the development and application of standardized diagnostic procedures that are more sensitive than medical examinations to changes in behavior, in particular higher cognitive processes, as related to brain function.

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Reynolds, C.R., Mason, B.A. (2009). Measurement and Statistical Problems in Neuropsychological Assessment of Children. In: Reynolds, C.R., Fletcher-Janzen, E. (eds) Handbook of Clinical Child Neuropsychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78867-8_9

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