Severity of Alzheimer's disease and effect on premorbid measures of intelligence

British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 453-464

  McFarlane, Jean ^a,d   Welch, John ^b   Rodgers, Jacqui ^c  

^a NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b Newcastle Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 33845888813     PISSN: 01446657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466505X71245     Document Type: Article

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