Inability to complete cognitive assessment is a marker of adverse risk

Age and Ageing

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 633-634

  Eeles, Eamonn Michael Paul ^a,b   White, Susan ^a   Bayer, Tony ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; DELIRIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMAN; LETTER; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 69449098447     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afp115     Document Type: Letter

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