Asymmetry in auditory and spatial attention span in normal elderly genetically at risk for Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 240-253

  Jacobson, Mark W ^a,b   Delis, Dean C ^a,b   Bondi, Mark W ^a,b   Salmon, David P ^c  

^a VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E4;

AGED; ALLELE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RISK; SKILL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL MEMORY;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; ATTENTION; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 15244352945     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390490515441     Document Type: Article

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