An examination of the severe impairment battery as a measure of cognitive decline in clients with Down's syndrome

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 89-96

  McKenzie, Karen ^a   Harte, Cyan ^b   Sinclair, Elaine ^c   Matheson, Edith ^d   Patrick, Shona ^b   Murray, George C ^b  

^a NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS BORDERS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive decline; Down's syndrome; Severe impairment battery; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; ORIENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0036208413     PISSN: 14690047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146900470200600107     Document Type: Article

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