The Human Figure Drawing test as a screen for dementia in the elderly: A community-based study

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-34

  Wang, Hui Xin ^a   Ericsson, Kjerstin ^a   Winblad, Bengt ^a   Fratiglioni, Laura ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Dementia; Elderly; Human figure drawing; MMSE

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRAWING; EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL TEST; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0031665011     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4943(98)00014-4     Document Type: Article

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