The memory failures of everyday questionnaire (MFE): Internal consistency and reliability

Spanish Journal of Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 768-776

  Carrasco, Pedro Montejo ^a   Peña, Mercedes Montenegro ^a   Sueiro, Manuel J ^b  

^a Centro Universitario de Salud Publica   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Everyday memory failures; Memory assessment; Memory complaints; Memory questionnaires; MFE

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863429949     PISSN: 11387416     EISSN: 19882904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5209/rev_SJOP.2012.v15.n2.38888     Document Type: Article

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