Epidemiological Dementia Index: A screening instrument for Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia suitable for use in populations with low education level

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 329-338

  Fountoulakis, K N ^a,c   Tsolaki, M ^a   Mohs, R C ^b   Kazis, A ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VA Medical Center ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

CAMCOG; Epidemiological Dementia Index; Epidemiology; MMSE; Neuropsychological assessment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DETERIORATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDUCATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031754860     PISSN: 14208008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000017085     Document Type: Article

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