An evaluation of the Cambridge Contextual Reading Test (CCRT) in Alzheimer's disease

British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 623-625

  Conway, S C ^a   O'Carroll, R E ^a,b  

^a ROYAL EDINBURGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0030668066     PISSN: 01446657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1997.tb01267.x     Document Type: Article

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