Screening for dementia: Cognitive Assessment Screening Test (CAST)

American Family Physician

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 1996, Pages

  Drachman, David A ^a   Swearer, Joan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; REVIEW;

AGED; DEMENTIA; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 10344262545     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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