Word-list generation deficits in dementia

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 810-822

  Barr, Amy ^a,c   Brandt, Jason ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030478030     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01688639608408304     Document Type: Article

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