Cognitive function in UK community-dwelling African Caribbean and white elders: A pilot study

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 621-630

  Richards, Marcus ^a,e   Brayne, Carol ^b   Dening, Tom ^b   Abas, Melanie ^a   Carter, Janet ^a   Price, Meryl ^c   Jones, Cecily ^d   Levy, Raymond ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

African Caribbean; Cognitive impairment; Dementia; Neuropsychological

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PILOT STUDY; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; CARIBBEAN REGION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEMENTIA; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 0033859638     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-1166(200007)15:7<621::AID-GPS164>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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