Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Pages 14-21 , January 2008

Practicality of a computerized system for cognitive assessment in the elderly

  • Howard M. Fillit

      Affiliations

    • Institute for the Study of Aging, Inc, New York, NY, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: 212-935-2402; Fax: 212-935-2408.
    • ,
  • Ely S. Simon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Science, NeuroTrax Corporation, Newark, NJ, USA
    • Center for Neurosciences, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Manhasset, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Glen M. Doniger

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Science, NeuroTrax Corporation, Newark, NJ, USA
    • ,
  • Jeffrey L. Cummings

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA

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PII: S1552-5260(07)00656-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jalz.2007.09.008

Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Pages 14-21 , January 2008

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