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Forensic Applications

WAIS-IV Reliable Digit Span is no More Accurate Than Age Corrected Scaled Score as an Indicator of Invalid Performance in a Veteran Sample Undergoing Evaluation for mTBI

Robert J. SpencerDepartment of Mental Health Services, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, MI, USA.
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Bradley N. AxelrodPsychology Section, John D. Dingell Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Detroit, MI, USA.
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Lauren L. DragStanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
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Brigid Waldron-PerrineDepartment of Mental Health Services, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, MI, USA.
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Percival H. PangilinanDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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Linas A. BieliauskasDepartment of Mental Health Services, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, MI, USA.;Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 1362-1372 | Received 29 Apr 2013, Accepted 11 Sep 2013, Published online: 07 Oct 2013

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