Age-associated memory impairment - Pathological memory decline or normal aging?

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 33-37

  Nielsen, Henry ^a   Lolk, Annette ^a   Kragh Sørensen, Per ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Age associated memory impairment; Aging; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY;

AGED; AGING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0032016058     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9450.00053     Document Type: Article

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