Long-term effects of mnemonic training in community-dwelling older adults

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 585-590

  O'Hara, Ruth ^a   Brooks III, John O ^a,b   Friedman, Leah ^a   Schröder, Carmen M ^a   Morgan, Kevin S ^a   Kraemer, Helena C ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Memory; Memory training; Older adults

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM MEMORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; TRAINING; WORD LIST RECALL;

EID: 33847256782     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2006.04.010     Document Type: Article

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