Using the mini-mental state examination for tracking cognition in the older population based on longitudinal data

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1066-1071

  Chatfield, Mark ^a   Matthews, Fiona E ^a,b   Brayne, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attrition; Cognition; MRC CFAS; Population norms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PEER GROUP; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; NOMOGRAMS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TIME FACTORS; WALES;

EID: 34347371252     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01216.x     Document Type: Article

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