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Some characteristics of verbal behaviour in presenile dementia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Edgar Miller  and
Frances Hague
Edgar Miller*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Southampton
Frances Hague
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Southampton
*
1Address for correspondence: Dr. E. Miller, Department of Psychiatry, South (Academic) Block, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton S09 4XY.
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Synopsis

Two experiments concerned with the statistical characteristics of speech in presenile dementia are described. Apart from a lowered rate of production of words under certain conditions no speech abnormalities were detected on the variables examined.

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Original Article
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 5 , Issue 3 , August 1975 , pp. 255 - 259
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1975

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