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Forensic Applications

Classification Accuracy and Predictive Ability of The Medical Symptom Validity Test's Dementia Profile and General Memory Impairment Profile

Laura L. S. Howe Clinical and Health Psychology, Gainesville, FL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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David W. Loring Clinical and Health Psychology, Gainesville, FL, USA; Neurology, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
Pages 329-342 | Received 03 Aug 2007, Accepted 24 Jan 2008, Published online: 10 Jun 2009

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