Functions and limitations of neuropsychological tests on diagnosis of dementia

Chinese Journal of Neurology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 333-335

  Zhao, Jiehao ^a   Zhang, Zhenxin ^a   Hong, Xia ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Dementia; Neuropsychological tests

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOCK DESIGN TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FINGER SPAN TEST; FULD OBJECT MEMORY EVALUATION TEST; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; RAPID VERBAL RETRIEVE TEST; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0037176415     PISSN: 10067876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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