CAMDEX, can it be more efficient? observational study on the contribution of four screening measures to the diagnosis of dementia by a memory clinic team

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 64-69

  Van Hout, Hein ^a,d,e   Teunisse, Saskia ^b   Derix, Mayke ^c   Poels, Petra ^a   Kuin, Yolande ^a   Vernooij Dassen, Myrra ^d   Grol, Richard ^d   Hoefnagels, Willibrord ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c Academic Psychiatric Centre Maastricht   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^e NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

CAMCOG; CAMDEX; Cutoff score; Memory clinic; Predictors; Screening test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSORY SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISION;

AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0035145347     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-1166(200101)16:1<64::AID-GPS274>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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