Characteristics of the Modified Mini-Mental State Exam among elderly persons

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 622-628

  Bassuk, Shari S ^a   Murphy, Jane M ^b,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Cognition; Mental status tests; Psychometrics

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0041559804     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(03)00111-2     Document Type: Article

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