Short cognitive performance test: Diagnostic accuracy and education bias in older Brazilian adults

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 301-306

  Flaks, Mariana K ^a   Forlenza, Orestes V ^a   Pereira, Fernanda S ^a   Viola, Luciane F ^a   Yassuda, Mônica S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cognitive aging; Dementia; Diagnosis; Education; Neuropsychology; Screening tools

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SCHOOL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHORT COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE TEST;

EID: 69249096173     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acp033     Document Type: Article

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