Complex discourse production in mild cognitive impairment: Detecting subtle changes

Aphasiology

Volumn 22, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 729-740

  Fleming, Valarie ^a   Harris, Joyce ^b  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Discourse; Discourse production; Mild cognitive impairment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AUDITORY RESPONSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCOURSE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MILD COGNITIVE DEFECT; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WECHSLER MEMORY SCALE;

EID: 45949093010     PISSN: 02687038     EISSN: 14645041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02687030701803762     Document Type: Conference Paper

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