Visuoconstructional abilities in cognitively healthy illiterate turkish immigrants: A quantitative and qualitative investigation

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 681-692

  Nielsen, T Rune ^a   Jørgensen, Kasper ^a  

^a Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Cognition; Cross cultural; Drawing; Education; Illiteracy; Neuropsychological testing

Indexed keywords

AGED; COGNITION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DENMARK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRANT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TURKEY; VERY ELDERLY; VISION; ARTICLE; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DENMARK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TURKEY; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84879606006     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: 17444144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2013.767379     Document Type: Article

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