The Mini‐Mental State Examination: A Comprehensive Review

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 1992, Pages 922-935

  Tombaugh, Tom N ^a   McIntyre, Nancy J ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MENTAL TEST; ORIENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; WORD RECOGNITION;

EID: 0026646174     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1992.tb01992.x     Document Type: Article

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