Evaluating brief cognitive impairment screening instruments among African Americans

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 488-493

  Kiddoe, Jared M ^a   Whitfield, Keith E ^b   Andel, Ross ^c   Edwards, Christopher L ^d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Cognitive impairment; Cognitive measures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SHORT PORTABLE MENTAL STATUS QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW OF COGNITIVE STATUS;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA;

EID: 51849124170     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860802224383     Document Type: Article

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