The Tower of London test: A test for dementia

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 155-158

  Marchegiani, Annalia ^a   Giannelli, Marie V ^b   Odetti, Patrizio R ^a  

^a Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (DIMI)   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Ccreening; Dementia; Diagnosis; Executive functions; Tower of London

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVALUATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUESTIONNAIRES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77951042321     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860903228804     Document Type: Article

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