Neuropsychological Assessment of the Dementias of Late Life

Handbook of the Psychology of Aging

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 339-352

  Cosentino, Stephanie A ^a,b   Brickman, Adam M ^a,b   Manly, Jennifer J ^a,b  

^a Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons   (United States)

^b NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-380882-0.00022-X     Document Type: Chapter

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