Examining the reliability and validity of the hebrew version of the Mini Mental State Examination

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 329-334

  Werner, P ^a   Heinik, J ^b,c   Mendel, A ^c,d   Reicher, B ^b   Bleich, A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d NESS ZIONA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Mini Mental State Examination; Reliability; Translation; Validity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JEW; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; RELIABILITY; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0032760145     PISSN: 03949532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03339808     Document Type: Article

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