The mini-mental state examination in general medical practice: Clinical utility and acceptance

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 829-837

  Tangalos, Eric G ^a   Smith, Glenn E ^b   Ivnik, Robert J ^b   Petersen, Ronald C ^c   Kokmen, Emre ^d   Kurland, Leonard T ^e   Offord, Kenneth P ^e   Parisi, Joseph E ^c  

^a Division of Community Internal Medicine   (United States)

^b Department of Psychiatry and Psychology ^*  (United States)

^c Section of Clinical Epidemiology   (United States)

^d Section of Biostatistics   (United States)

^e MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOMETRY; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0030318653     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/71.9.829     Document Type: Article

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