Do elderly people score better on cognitive tests at home? Mini-Mental State Examination scores at home and at the clinic on the same day

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 44, Issue AUG., 1998, Pages 1652-1656

  Shievitz, Alan L ^a   Tudiver, Fred ^a   Araujo, Adilson ^a   Sanghe, Parminder ^a   Boyle, Eleanor ^a  

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY;

AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 0032133779     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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