The nature of cognitive complaints in healthy older adults with and without objective memory decline

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 245-257

  Cargin, J Weaver ^a   Collie, A ^b   Masters, C ^b,c   Maruff, P ^b,d  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^d CogState Ltd ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

AFFECT; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 38349096465     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390701377829     Document Type: Article

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