Memory impairment in Alzheimer's disease: Replication and extension of the delayed word recall (DWR) test

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 55-58

  Coen, Robert F ^b   Swanwick, Gregory R J ^b   Maguire, Conor ^b   Kirby, Michael ^b   Lawlor, Brian A ^a,b   Walsh, J Bernard ^b   Coakley, D ^b  

^a Department of Old Age Psychiatry ^*

^b ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Delayed recall; Delayed recognition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; RECALL; RECOGNITION;

EID: 0029996671     PISSN: 07909667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0790966700002421     Document Type: Article

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