Analysis of the episodic memory deficit in early Alzheimer's disease: Evidence from the doors and people test

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 537-551

  Greene, John D W ^a   Baddeley, Alan D ^b   Hodges, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Amnesia; Dementia; Episodic memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; LEARNING TEST; MALE; RECALL; RECOGNITION; SCORING SYSTEM; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY;

EID: 0029946212     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0028-3932(95)00151-4     Document Type: Article

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