Verbal fluency in older adults with low educational level: What is the role of executive functions and processing speed?

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 440-442

  de Paula, Jonas Jardim ^a   Costa, Danielle de Souza ^a   Bertola, Laiss ^a   de Miranda, Débora ^a   Malloy Diniz, Leandro Fernandes ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CLINICAL DEMENTIA RATING; EDUCATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FLUENCY DISORDER; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LETTER; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PERFORMANCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VOCABULARY;

EID: 84891527744     PISSN: 15164446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/1516-4446-2013-1118     Document Type: Letter

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