Special characteristics affecting the neuropsychologic assessment of the elderly in Greece

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 273-276

  Fountoulakis, Konstantinos N ^a   Kaprinis, Stergios G ^a   Kaprinis, George S ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Assessment; CAMCOG; EDI; MMSE; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

AGED; APTITUDE TEST; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; GREECE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0036750360     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153331750201700507     Document Type: Article

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