Alzheimer's Quick Test cognitive screening criteria for West African speakers of Krio

Age and Ageing

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 503-507

  Nielsen, Niels Peter ^a   Wiig, Elisabeth H ^b  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Knowledge Research Institute Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention executive; Cognitive processing speed; Elderly; Screening criteria; Set shifting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL TASK; NORMAL HUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; RELIABILITY; SCREENING TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SIERRA LEONE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33748049821     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afl058     Document Type: Article

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