Object identification deficits in dementia of the Alzheimer type: Combined effects of semantic and visual proximity

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 330-345

  Dixon, Mike J ^a   Bub, Daniel N ^b   Chertkow, Howard ^b   Arguin, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alzheimer's object identification deficits; Semantic proximity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRAWING; HUMAN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0033010645     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617799544044     Document Type: Article

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