Everyday numerical abilities in Alzeimer's disease

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 871-878

  Martini, Laura ^a   Domahs, Frank ^a   Benke, Thomas ^a   Delazer, Margarete ^a  

^a Universitatsklinik fur Neurochirurgie Innsbruck   (Austria)

Author keywords

Calculation; DAT; Dementia; Everyday tasks; Number processing

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MONEY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TELEVISION; TIME MANAGEMENT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMETRICS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0141649631     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617703960073     Document Type: Review

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