Standardization of the diagnosis of dementia in the canadian study of health and aging

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 246-256

  Graham, Janice E ^a,b,c   Rockwood, Kenneth ^c   Beattie, Lynn B ^d   Mc Dowell, Ian ^b   Eastwood, Robin ^e   Gauthier, Serge ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical assessment; Cognitive impairment; Dementia; Diagnostic standardization

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDIZATION;

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 0029793696     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: 14230208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000109914     Document Type: Article

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