API 4648 : 1996
API 4648 : 1996
HUMAN NEUROBEHAVIORAL STUDY METHODS: EFFECTS OF SUBJECT VARIABLES ON RESEARCH RESULTS
American Petroleum Institute
HUMAN NEUROBEHAVIORAL STUDY METHODS: EFFECTS OF SUBJECT VARIABLES ON RESEARCH RESULTS
American Petroleum Institute
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1 INTRODUCTION
PROJECT GOALS
DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDIZED BATTERIES
FIELD ASSESSMENTS OF NES, NCTB, AENTB
2 METHODS
SUBJECTS
BEHAVIORAL TESTS
PROCEDURES
EXAMINERS
DIVERGENCE FROM PROPOSAL/CONTRACT
3 RESULTS
DISTRIBUTION OF EXAMINERS
SUBJECT DEMOGRAPHICS
ANALYTIC STRATEGY
SENSORY TESTS
MOTOR TESTS
COGNITIVE TESTS
MEASURES OF AFFECT
MEASURES OF VOCABULARY
4 DISCUSSION
DISTRIBUTIONS (NORMALITY)
THE MAJOR FACTORS (SUMMARY)
EDUCATION
CULTURAL GROUP
GENDER
AGE
VOCABULARY TESTS
POWER ANALYSES
CONCLUSIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS
REFERENCES
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A
APPENDIX B
APPENDIX C
APPENDIX D
APPENDIX E
This document assessed the impact of years of cultural group and education on performance on behavioral tests used in neurotoxicology research. The goal of this document was to provide a quantitative basis for understanding the relative impact of two potential confounding factors, cultural group and education, that can obscure or mimic neurotoxicity.
Document Type | Standard |
Status | Current |
Publisher | American Petroleum Institute |