Utilizing compensatory task conditions for episodic memory in Alzheimer's disease

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 94, Issue SUPPL.165, 1996, Pages 109-113

  Bäckman, Lars ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Cognitive intervention; Episodic memory; External memory aids; Memory; Spaced retrieval technique

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; HUMAN; MEMORY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMENTIA; PATIENT CARE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; HUMANS; MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84864007650     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1996.tb05880.x     Document Type: Article

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