Neuropsychological test for the detection of dementia in elderly individuals: The Nishimura Dementia Test

Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 159-167

  Fukunaga, Tomoko ^a   Ukai, SatoshI ^a,b   Kobayashi, Toshiko ^c   Nishimura, Tsuyoshi ^a   Takeda, Masatoshi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Heisei niitaka en Nursing Home   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Dementia; Neuropsychological test; The elderly

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDIZATION; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

EID: 33846286155     PISSN: 13463500     EISSN: 14798301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8301.2006.00163.x     Document Type: Article

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