The severe impairment battery: Concurrent validity and the assessment of longitudinal change in Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1997, Pages

  Schmitt, Frederick A ^a,h   Ashford, Wesson ^a   Ernesto, Christopher ^b   Saxton, Judith ^c   Schneider, Lon S ^d   Clark, Christopher M ^e   Ferris, Steven H ^f   Mackell, Joan A ^f   Schafer, Kimberly ^g   Thal, Leon J ^a,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Alzheimer's disease cooperative study; Clinical ratings; Cognition; Longitudinal measurement; Severe impairment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030801505     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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