The revised Kingston Standardized Cognitive Assessment

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 320-326

  Hopkins, Robert W ^a,b,c   Kilik, Lindy A ^a,b   Day, Duncan J A ^a,b   Rows, Catherine P ^a   Hamilton, Pamela F ^a  

^a Providence Continuing Care Centre   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c PCCC Mental Health Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Assessment of Alzheimer's disease; Cognitive assessment; Cognitive disorders; Geriatric assessment; Psychopathology rating scale

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; TRAINING; VERBAL MEMORY; WORD RECOGNITION;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 1842638261     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1083     Document Type: Article

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