On the nature of naming errors in aging and dementia: A study of semantic relatedness

Brain and Language

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 184-195

  Nicholas, Marjorie ^a   Obler, Loraine K ^a   Au, Rhoda ^b   Albert, Martin L ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SEMANTICS; VISUAL MEMORY;

EID: 0030218893     PISSN: 0093934X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/brln.1996.0070     Document Type: Article

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