The validation of an informant screening test for irreversible cognitive decline in the elderly: Performance characteristics within a general population sample

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 149-156

  Ritchie, Karen ^a,b   Fuhrer, Rebecca ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b CENTRE VAL D AURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Informant; Screening; Senile dementia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCREENING TEST; SENESCENCE; SENILE DEMENTIA;

EID: 0030020812     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199602)11:2<149::AID-GPS298>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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