More culturally sensitive neuropsychological tests (and normative data) needed

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 53-54

  Ferraro, F R ^a   McDonald, Leander R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMERICAN INDIAN; COGNITION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MINORITY GROUP; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 23044512201     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.wad.0000165754.85135.1d     Document Type: Editorial

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