Subjective cognitive complaint in healthy older adults: Identification of major domains and relation to objective performance

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 257-282

  Langlois, Anne Sophie ^a   Belleville, Sylvie ^a  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Memory; Neuropsychological tests; Neuropsychology; Subjective cognitive complaint; Subjective memory impairment

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF EVALUATION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84894115092     PISSN: 13825585     EISSN: 17444128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13825585.2013.795928     Document Type: Article

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