Primary care screening for cognitive impairment in elderly veterans

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 218-226

  Donnelly, Kerry ^a   Donnelly, James P ^b   Cory, Elizabeth ^b  

^a VA WESTERN NEW YORK HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia screening; Elderly veterans; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLOCK DRAWING TEST; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA RATING SCALE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RATING SCALE; SCREENING; VETERAN;

EID: 45449088549     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317508315932     Document Type: Article

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