Semantic verbal fluency in Alzheimer's disease: Approaches beyond the traditional scoring system

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 549-566

  March, Evrim Gocer ^a,b   Pattison, Philippa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; FLUENCY DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMANTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEMANTICS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 33646236120     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390590949502     Document Type: Article

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