Issues in evaluation of cognition in the elderly in developing countries

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 82-88

  Mathew, R ^a   Mathuranath, P ^a  

^a SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Cognition; Dementia; Developing countries; Elderly; Impairment; Scale; Screening

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; INDIA; INFORMED CONSENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATIENT INFORMATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 47849115961     PISSN: 09722327     EISSN: 19983549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.41874     Document Type: Review

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