Screening for dementia in "real world" settings: The Cognitive Assessment Screening Test: CAST

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 128-135

  Swearer, Joan M ^a   Drachman, David A ^a   Li, Lynn ^a   Kane, Kevin J ^a   Dessureau, Brian ^a   Tabloski, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; RETIREMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036581459     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/clin.16.2.128.13235     Document Type: Article

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