Small head size is related to low mini-mental state examination scores in a community sample of nondemented older adults

Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 228-229

  Reynolds, M D ^b   Johnston, J M ^b   Dodge, H H ^b   DeKosky, S T ^b   Ganguli, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0033551446     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.53.1.228     Document Type: Article

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