Using the Barnes Language Assessment with older ethnic minority groups

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 426-431

  Ramsey, Victoria ^a,b   Stevens, Susan ^b   Bryan, Karen ^b   Binder, Julia ^c   Cockle Hearne, Jane ^b  

^a Richmond Twickenham Roehampton H   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c Hammersmith and Fulham Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dementia; Language testing; Older ethnic minority groups

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BARNES LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENGLISH AS A FIRST LANGUAGE; ENGLISH IS AN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE; ETHNICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE TEST; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MINORITY GROUP; NORMAL HUMAN; SPEECH;

AGED; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEMENTIA; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 67649322070     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2158     Document Type: Article

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