No old man ever forgot where he buried his treasure: Concepts of cognitive impairment in old age circa 1700

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2023-2027

  Schäfer, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aged history; History of medicine; Memory disorders history; Philosophy; Religion

Indexed keywords

AMNESIA; COGNITIVE DEFECT; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MENTAL FUNCTION; PHILOSOPHY OF MEDICINE; REVIEW; SENESCENCE; THEOLOGY;

AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HISTORY, 15TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MENTAL RECALL; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; RELIGION AND MEDICINE;

EID: 29244444533     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53558.x     Document Type: Review

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