Neuropsychological assessment of older adults with Down's syndrome: An epidemiological study using the Cambridge Cognitive Examination (CAMCOG)

British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 155-165

  Hon, Johnny ^c   Huppert, Felicia A ^a   Holland, Anthony J ^b   Watson, Peter ^c  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Section of Developmental Psychiatry   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DOWN SYNDROME; GENDER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0033039845     PISSN: 01446657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466599162719     Document Type: Article

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