Adaptation of the ACE for a Malayalam speaking population in southern India

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1188-1194

  Mathuranath, P S ^a,b   Hodges, John R ^b,c   Mathew, Robert ^a   Cherian, P Joseph ^a   George, Annamma ^a   Bak, Thomas H ^c  

^a SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ACE; Cognitive test; Dementia; Developing countries; Elderly; India; MMSE

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; RECALL; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; ATTENTION; COGNITION; CULTURE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SPEECH;

EID: 11144321501     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1239     Document Type: Article

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