The heterogeneity of picture-supported narratives in Alzheimer's disease

Brain and Language

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 173-184

  Duong, Anh ^a,b,c   Giroux, Francine ^b   Tardif, Andréanne ^a,b   Ska, Bernadette ^a,b  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Alzheimer; Cognition; Communication; Discourse; Heterogeneity; Language

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL MEMORY;

EID: 15744404666     PISSN: 0093934X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2004.10.007     Document Type: Article

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