Do long tests yield a more accurate diagnosis of dementia than short tests?: A comparison of 5 neuropsychological tests

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1033-1039

  Stuss, Donald T ^a,b,e   Meiran, Nachshon ^a   Guzman, D Antonio ^b,c   Lafleche, Ginette ^d   Willmer, Jonathan ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c University of Ottawa   (Canada)

^d New England Sinai Hosp Rehab Ctr   (United States)

^e ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MENTAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RATING SCALE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029798606     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.1996.00550100119021     Document Type: Article

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