Impaired digit span can predict further cognitive decline in older people with subjective memory complaint: A preliminary result

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 364-369

  Kurt, Pinar ^a   Yener, Gorsev ^a,b   Oguz, Meral ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL KULTUR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

digit span; mild cognitive impairment; subjective memory complaint

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; RECALL; STATISTICS; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 79956212330     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2010.536133     Document Type: Article

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