Older adults' memory for medical information: Influence of elderspeak and note taking

International Journal of Rehabilitation and Health

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 117-128

  McGuire, Lisa C ^a   Morian, Amber ^b   Codding, Robin ^c   Smyer, Michael A ^d  

^a SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALLEGHENY COLLEGE   (United States)

^c SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderspeak; Memory; Older adults; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEMORY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; SPEECH; WRITING;

EID: 0034449664     PISSN: 10689591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012906222395     Document Type: Article

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