Folstein's mini-mental state examination: Fat chance or slim hope? [4]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 171-172

  Crinelli, Raffaella M ^a   Östberg, Per ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE;

EID: 37749051056     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01482.x     Document Type: Letter

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