Ethnic and educational differences in cognitive test performance on mini-mental state examination in Asians

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 130-139

  Ng, Tze Pin ^a,b,d   Niti, Matthew ^a,b   Chiam, Peak Chiang ^a,c   Kua, Ee Heok ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Dementia; Education; Ethnicity; Risk factors; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ASIAN; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; RACE DIFFERENCE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 33847049422     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JGP.0000235710.17450.9a     Document Type: Article

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