Assessing dementia in Down's syndrome: A comparison of five tests

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 3-19

  Thompson, Simon B N ^a  

^a Harold Kidd Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment tools; Critique; Dementia; Diagnosis; Down's syndrome; Psychological tests

Indexed keywords

DEMENTIA; DOWN SYNDROME; EVALUATION; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; STANDARD;

EID: 0035683508     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J018v23n03_02     Document Type: Review

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