Application of a Spanish version of the 'Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly' in the clinical assessment of dementia

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-8

  Del Ser, Teodoro ^a   Morales, José Manuel ^b   Barquero, María Sagrario ^a   Cantón, Rafael ^a   Bermejo, Félix ^b  

^a HOSPITAL SEVERO OCHOA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dementia; Diagnosis; IQCODE; Mini Mental State Examination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0030945482     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002093-199703000-00002     Document Type: Article

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