Assessment of language function in dementia

Geriatrics and Aging

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 103-110

  Tang Wai, David F ^a,b   Graham, Naida L ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Aphasia; Dementia; Primary progressive aphasia; Semantic dementia

Indexed keywords

EID: 42649115792     PISSN: 14888408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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