Variability in annual mini-mental state examination score in patients with probable Alzheimer disease: A clinical perspective of data from the consortium to establish a registry for Alzheimer's disease

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 857-862

  Clark, Christopher M ^a   Sheppard, Lianne ^b   Fillenbaum, Gerda G ^c   Galasko, Douglas ^d   Morris, John C ^e   Koss, Elizabeth ^f   Mohs, Richard ^g   Heyman, Albert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SCREENING TEST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032984115     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.56.7.857     Document Type: Article

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