Unmasking the heterogeneity of Alzheimer's disease: Case studies of individuals from distinct neuropsychological subgroups

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 713-754

  Fisher, Nancy J ^a   Rourke, Byron P ^a,b   Bieliauskas, Linas A ^c,d   Giordani, Bruno ^d   Berent, Stanley ^d   Foster, Norman L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; READING; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0031465453     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01688639708403756     Document Type: Review

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