The NUCOG: Construction and piloting of a cognitive screening instrument in a neuropsychiatric unit

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 325-329

  Walterfang, Mark ^a   Velakoulis, Dennis ^a   Gibbs, Andrew ^a   Lloyd, John ^a  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive; Instrument; Neurocognitive; Neuropsychiatry; Screening; Tool

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; NEUROPSYCHIATRY UNIT COGNITIVE SCREEN; OUTPATIENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0142124268     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1665.2003.t01-1-00558.x     Document Type: Article

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