Premorbid personality characteristics in Alzheimer's disease: An exploratory case-control study

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 227-230

  Malinchoc, M ^a   Rocca, W A ^a   Colligan, R C ^a   Offord, K P ^a   Kokmen, E ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Case control study; Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI); Pessimism; Premorbid personality; Social introversion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTROVERSION; MALE; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030857948     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.1997.tb00339.x     Document Type: Article

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