The utility of naming tests in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 43-46

  Coen, Robert F ^b   Kidd, Nicholas ^b   Denihan, Aisling ^b   Cunningham, Conal ^b   Bruce, Irene ^b   Buggy, Fiona ^b   O'Neill, Desmond ^b   Walsh, J Bernard ^b   Coakley, Davis ^b   Lawlor, Brian A ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Anomia; Episodic memory; Semantic memory

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMANTICS;

EID: 0032984726     PISSN: 07909667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0790966700005139     Document Type: Article

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