Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 312-318 , July 2010

Associations among measures of awareness of cognitive deficits in dementia

  • Ozioma C. Okonkwo

      Affiliations

    • Neuropsychology Program, Brown Medical School, Brown University, and Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
    • Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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  • Mary B. Spitznagel

      Affiliations

    • Summa Health Care System, Akron, OH, USA
    • Department of Psychology, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA
    • ,
  • Michael L. Alosco

      Affiliations

    • Neuropsychology Program, Brown Medical School, Brown University, and Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
    • ,
  • Geoffrey Tremont

      Affiliations

    • Neuropsychology Program, Brown Medical School, Brown University, and Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: 401-444-4500; Fax: 401-444-6643.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jalz.2009.06.005

Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 312-318 , July 2010

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