Proverb interpretation in fluent aphasia and Alzheimer's disease: Implications beyond abstract thinking

Aphasiology

Volumn 11, Issue 4-5, 1997, Pages 337-350

  Chapman, S B ^a   Ulatowska, H K ^a   Franklin, L R ^a   Shobe, A E ^a   Thompson, J L ^a   Mcintire, D D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APHASIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY;

EID: 0030895503     PISSN: 02687038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02687039708248475     Document Type: Article

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