A population-based analysis of qualitative features of the neuropsychological test performance of individuals with dementia of the Alzheimer type: Implications for individuals with questionable dementia

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 387-393

  Cahn, Deborah A ^a,b,g   Salmon, David P ^c   Bondi, Mark W ^a,d,f   Butters, Nelson ^a,d   Johnson, Shannon A ^d   Wiederholt, Wigbert C ^c   Barrett Connor, Elizabeth ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Neuropsychological testing

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL MEMORY;

EID: 0030811503     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1355617797003871     Document Type: Article

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