Memory clinics

Psychiatry

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 82-84

  Kelly, Cornelius ^a  

^a WEST LONDON MENTAL HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cognitive impairment; dementia; memory clinics; neuropsychological testing; old age psychiatry; research

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949486432     PISSN: 14761793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1383/psyt.4.2.82.59106     Document Type: Article

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