The neurocognitive basis of word-finding difficulty in Alzheimer's disease

Australian Psychologist

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 114-119

  Crowe, Simon F ^a   Dingjan, Phillip ^b   Helme, Robert D ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031172932     PISSN: 00050067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00050069708257363     Document Type: Article

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