Normative data for the letter-cancellation task in school children
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AIMS To establish the norms for the letter-cancellation task-a psychomotor performance task. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eight hundred nineteen school students were selected in the present study in an age range between nine and 16 years (M = 12.14; SD = 1.78 years). Subjects were assessed once for the cancellation task. RESULTS Both age and sex influenced performance on the SLCT; therefore, correction scores were obtained on the basis of these factors. CONCLUSIONS The availability of Indian normative data for the SLCT will allow wider application of this test in clinical practice.
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