Investigation of the use of the CAMCOG in the visually impaired elderly

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 863-869

  Hartman, Jennifer Anne ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Elderly; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGED; CATARACT; COGNITION DISORDERS; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033800965     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-1166(200009)15:9<863::AID-GPS235>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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