Evaluating language comprehension in Alzheimer's disease: The use of the Token Test;Avaliação da compreensão da linguagem na doença de Alzheimer: O uso do Token Test

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 435-440

  de Paula, Jonas Jardim ^a   Bertola, Laiss ^a   Nicolato, Rodrigo ^a   de Moraes, Edgar Nunes ^a   Malloy Diniz, Leandro Fernandes ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Language; Psychometric properties; Token test

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOKEN TEST; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 84862684221     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2012000600010     Document Type: Article

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