Effects of adjustment on the case-finding potential of cognitive tests

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 691-695

  Lindeboom, Jaap ^a,d   Launer, Lenore J ^b   Schmand, Ben A ^c   Hooyer, Chris ^b   Jonker, Cees ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c SLOTERVAART HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d AMSTEL Project   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Cognitive tests; Dementia; MMSE; NART; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0029999694     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(95)00585-4     Document Type: Article

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