Associations between AQT processing speed and neuropsychological tests in neuropsychiatry patients

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 202-210

  Nielsen, Niels Peter ^a   Ringström, Roland ^b   Wiig, Elisabeth H ^c,f   Minthon, Lennart ^d,e  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Västervik Regional Hospital   (Sweden)

^c Knowledge Research Institute Inc   (United States)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

AD; AQT; Cognitive impairment; Cognitive tests; MMSE; Processing speed; WAIS III

Indexed keywords

A QUICK TEST OF COGNITIVE SPEED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; VERBAL MEMORY; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 34347379543     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1089253206300417     Document Type: Article

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