Effects of working memory deficits on the communicative functioning of Alzheimer's dementia patients

Journal of Communication Disorders

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 209-219

  Bayles, Kathryn A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Language; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COMPREHENSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LINGUISTICS; MEMORY DISORDER; SCORING SYSTEM; TECHNIQUE; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0037961798     PISSN: 00219924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9924(03)00020-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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