Predictive value of the clock drawing test: A review of the literature

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 351-355

  Peters, Ruth ^a   Pinto, Elisabete M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive decline, early detection; Cognitive decline, early diagnosis; Cognitive tests; Elderly

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CLOCK DRAWING TEST; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

COGNITION DISORDERS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 53549089593     PISSN: 14208008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000162261     Document Type: Review

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