Title: The category “animals” is more appropriate than the category “vegetables” to measure semantic category fluency
Abstract: Geriatrics & Gerontology InternationalVolume 11, Issue 3 p. 374-375 The category “animals” is more appropriate than the category “vegetables” to measure semantic category fluency Hirofumi Sakurai, Hirofumi Sakurai Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorHaruo Hanyu, Haruo Hanyu Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorMikako Murakami, Mikako Murakami Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorKazumasa Kume, Kazumasa Kume Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorYusuke Takata, Yusuke Takata Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorTakeshi Onuma, Takeshi Onuma Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorTomotaka Akai, Tomotaka Akai Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorToshihiko Iwamoto, Toshihiko Iwamoto Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this author Hirofumi Sakurai, Hirofumi Sakurai Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorHaruo Hanyu, Haruo Hanyu Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorMikako Murakami, Mikako Murakami Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorKazumasa Kume, Kazumasa Kume Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorYusuke Takata, Yusuke Takata Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorTakeshi Onuma, Takeshi Onuma Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorTomotaka Akai, Tomotaka Akai Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorToshihiko Iwamoto, Toshihiko Iwamoto Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this author First published: 22 June 2011 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1447-0594.2010.00667.xCitations: 3Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. 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