Patterns of motor impairment in normal aging, mild cognitive decline, and early Alzheimer's disease

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1997, Pages

  Kluger, Alan ^a   Gianutsos, John G ^b   Golomb, James ^b   Ferris, Steven H ^b   George, Ajax E ^b   Franssen, Emile ^b   Reisberg, Barry ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; AGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0030639845     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/52B.1.P28     Document Type: Article

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