Evidence that age-associated memory impairment is not a normal variant of aging

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 72-79

  Goldman, William P ^a   Morris, John C ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age associated memory impairment; Aging; Dementia

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; AMNESIA; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMNESIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0034975738     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002093-200104000-00006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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