Psychometric properties of the CAMCOG and its efficacy in the diagnosis of dementia

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 201-214

  Huppert, Felicia A ^a,c   Jorm, Anthony F ^b   Brayne, Carol ^a   Girling, Deborah M ^a   Barkley, Claire ^a   Beardsall, Lynn ^a   Paykel, Eugene S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY;

EID: 0029847042     PISSN: 13825585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13825589608256624     Document Type: Article

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