Modification of brief cognitive assessments for use with elderly people from the South Asian sub-continent

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 356-363

  Rait, G ^a,d   Morley, M ^b   Lambat, I ^c   Burns, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c Longsight and Moss Side Comm Proj   (United Kingdom)

^d WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0007729110     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607869757056     Document Type: Article

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