Effects of Alzheimer's disease on visual enumeration

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Maylor, Elizabeth A ^a   Watson, Derrick G ^a   Muller, Zoe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TASK; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VISION;

EID: 18244390724     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/60.3.P129     Document Type: Article

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