Normal ageing in adults with Down's syndrome: A longitudinal study

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 208-221

  Devenny, D A ^a,c   Silverman, W P ^a   Hill, A L ^b   Jenkins, E ^a   Sersen, E A ^a   Wisniewski, K E ^a  

^a New York State University   (United States)

^b Third Foundation   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE INSTITUTE FOR BASIC RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM MEMORY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENTAL RECALL; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 0029951021     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.1996.tb00624.x     Document Type: Article

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