Screening for dementia using an informant interview

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 194-202

  Waite, L M ^a   Broe, G A ^a   Casey, B ^a   Bennett, H P ^a   Jorm, A F ^c   Creasey, H ^a   Cullen, J ^a   Grayson, D A ^a,b  

^a Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

^b CERA   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SCREENING TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032464112     PISSN: 13825585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/anec.5.3.194.614     Document Type: Article

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