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NORMS FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS

The Neuropsychological Norms for the U.S.-Mexico Border Region in Spanish (NP-NUMBRS) Project: Overview and considerations for life span research and evidence-based practice

Monica Rivera Mindta Department of Psychology & Latin American Latino Studies Institute, Fordham University, New York City, NY, USA;b Department of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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María J. Marquinec Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA, USAView further author information
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Maral Aghviniana Department of Psychology & Latin American Latino Studies Institute, Fordham University, New York City, NY, USA;b Department of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, NY, USAView further author information
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Alejandra Morlett Paredesc Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA, USAView further author information
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Lily Kamalyanc Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA, USAView further author information
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Paola Suárezd Hispanic Neuropsychiatric Center of Excellence – Cultural Neuropsychology Program, Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior, Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USAView further author information
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Anne Heatonc Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA, USAView further author information
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Travis M. Scotta Department of Psychology & Latin American Latino Studies Institute, Fordham University, New York City, NY, USA;e VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Sierra Pacific MIRECC, Palo Alto, CA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2089-4967View further author information
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Amanda Goodingc Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA, USAView further author information
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Mirella Diaz-Santosd Hispanic Neuropsychiatric Center of Excellence – Cultural Neuropsychology Program, Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior, Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USAView further author information
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Anya Umlaufc Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA, USAView further author information
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Michael J. Taylorc Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA, USAView further author information
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Lidia Artiola i Fortunyf Private practice, Tuscon, AZ, USAView further author information
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Robert K. Heatonc Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA, USAView further author information
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Mariana Chernerc Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA, USAView further author information
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Pages 466-480 | Received 05 Jan 2020, Accepted 05 Jun 2020, Published online: 29 Jul 2020

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