A comparative study of two psychometric approaches to detect risk status for dementia

Gerontology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 185-193

  Raykov, Tenko ^a   Baltes, Margret M ^b   Neher, Karl M ^c   Sowarka, Doris ^d  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c Alzheimer Gesellschaft Brandenburg   (Germany)

^d German Centre of Gerontology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive plasticity; Figural relations test; Risk status for dementia; Testing the limits

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036224059     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000052840     Document Type: Article

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