Reduced Writing and Reading Speed and Age-related Changes in Verbal Fluency Tasks

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 203-215

  Rodríguez Aranda, Claudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; READING; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VOLUNTEER; WRITING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; READING; SEMANTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; WRITING;

EID: 10744223134     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/clin.17.2.203.16508     Document Type: Article

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