Analysis of spontaneous, conversational speech in dementia of Alzheimer type: Evaluation of an objective technique for analysing lexical performance

Aphasiology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 71-91

  Bucks, R S ^a   Singh, S ^b   Cuerden, J M ^b   Wilcock, G K ^b  

^a BLACKBERRY HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSATION; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; RELIABILITY; SPEECH ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033978537     PISSN: 02687038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026870300401603     Document Type: Article

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