Throwing down the gauntlet: Can we do better than the MMSE?

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 411-412

  Zarit, Steven H ^a   Blazer, Dan ^a   Orrell, Martin ^a   Woods, Bob ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; GENDER; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MOOD DISORDER; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SHORT PORTABLE MENTAL STATUS QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS;

AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; JOURNALISM; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 51849150392     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860802201266     Document Type: Editorial

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