Dimensionality and Clustering in the Semantic Network of Patients With Alzheimer's Disease

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 411-419

  Chan, Agnes S ^a,b,c   Butters, Nelson ^b,c   Salmon, David P ^b,d   McGuire, Kathryn A ^e  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE TEST; MALE; SEMANTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; SEMANTICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0027668811     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.8.3.411     Document Type: Article

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