Is SIB or BNP better than MMSE in discriminating the cognitive performance of severely impaired elderly patients?

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 21-29

  Barbarotto, Riccardo ^a   Cerri, Mario ^b   Acerbi, Corrado ^b   Molinari, Sabrina ^b   Capitani, Erminio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Neuropsychology Service   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE); Preliminary Neuropsychological Battery (PNB); Psychogeriatrics; Severe cognitive impairment; Severe Impairment Battery (SIB)

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METHODOLOGY;

EID: 0033990591     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-6177(98)00051-1     Document Type: Article

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