Neuropsychological prediction of dementia and the absence of dementia in healthy elderly persons

Neurology

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 1994, Pages 1427-1432

  Masur, David ^a,b   Sliwinski, M ^b   Lipton, R B ^a,b   Blau, A D ^c   Crystal, H A ^b  

^a MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Burke Research Institute and Rehabilitation Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 0027981173     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.44.8.1427     Document Type: Article

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