Verbal learning in Alzheimer's dementia

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 363-375

  Au, Alma ^a   Chan, Agnes S ^b   Chiu, Helen ^b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Episodic memory; Semantic memory; Verbal learning

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LEARNING; LEARNING TEST; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMANTICS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL MEMORY;

EID: 0037348713     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617703930025     Document Type: Review

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