Education and reading ability in relation to differences in cognitive screening between African American and Caucasian older adults

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 222-223

  Michael, Crowe ^a   Clay, Olivio J ^b   Sawyer, Patricia ^a   Crowther, Martha R ^c   Allman, Richard M ^a,d,e  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^d GRECC   (United States)

^e GRECC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; RANDOM SAMPLE; READING; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SEX RATIO; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; READING;

EID: 39849088193     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1902     Document Type: Article

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