Kimberley Indigenous Cognitive Assessment tool (KICA): Development of a cognitive assessment tool for older indigenous Australians

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 269-280

  LoGiudice, D ^a,c   Smith, K ^b,c   Thomas, J ^c   Lautenschlager, N T ^d   Almeida, O P ^d   Atkinson, D ^d   Flicker, L ^c  

^a NATIONAL AGEING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b Kimberley Aged and Community Services   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Cognitive assessment; Cross cultural; Dementia

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COGNITION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; KIMBERLEY INDIGENOUS COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPOUSES;

EID: 33744814344     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610205002681     Document Type: Article

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