Very early decline in recognition memory for odors in Alzheimer's disease

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 229-240

  Murphy, Claire ^a,b   Nordin, Steven ^a   Jinich, Samuel ^c  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; ODOR; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; RECOGNITION; SMELLING; TASTE; VISION;

EID: 0033389723     PISSN: 13825585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/anec.6.3.229.777     Document Type: Article

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