Screening of dementia in Chinese elderly adults by the clock drawing test and the time and change test

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-19

  Chan, C C ^a   Yung, C Y ^a   Pan, P C ^a  

^a UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aged; Chinese; Dementia; Mental status schedule

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHINESE; CLOCK DRAWING TEST; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PSYCHOMETRY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX; TIME AND CHANGE TEST;

AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 13844301892     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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