Using word recognition tests to estimate premorbid IQ in early dementia: Longitudinal data

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 528-533

  Smith, Glenn E ^a   Bohac, Daryl L ^a   Ivnik, Robert J ^a   Malec, James F ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Premorbid IQ; Word recognition

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; WORD RECOGNITION;

EID: 0030825845     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1355617797005286     Document Type: Article

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