Language and medicine: Thinking and talking about Alzheimer's disease

Gerontologist

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 293-296

  Goodwin, James S ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MEDICINE; REVIEW; THINKING;

EID: 0036294412     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/42.3.293     Document Type: Review

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