Culture Qualitatively but Not Quantitatively Influences Performance in the Boston Naming Test in a Chinese-Speaking Population
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Culture Qualitatively but Not Quantitatively Influences Performance in the Boston Naming Test in a Chinese-Speaking Population
BACKGROUND/AIMS The Boston Naming Test (BNT) is the most frequently administered confrontational naming test, but the cultural background of the patients may influence their performance in the BNT. The aim of this study was to identify differences in performance in the BNT between a Chinese population in Taiwan, Chinese populations in other areas and a Caucasian population. METHODS A total of...
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عنوان ژورنال: Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1664-5464
DOI: 10.1159/000360695