Visuospatial ability in relation to fall risk and dementia

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 643-

  Naslund, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EPISODIC MEMORY; FALL RISK; HUMAN; LETTER; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERBAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 77952159586     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: 15383687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneurol.2010.71     Document Type: Letter

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