Computerized cognitive assessment of mild cognitive impairment in urban African Americans

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 396-403

  Doniger, Glen M ^a   Jo, Mi Yeoung ^b   Simon, Ely S ^a,c   Crystal, Howard A ^b  

^a NeuroTrax Corporation   (United States)

^b SUNY Downstate Medical Center   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Cognitive assessment; Computerized battery; MCI; Mild cognitive impairment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; APTITUDE TEST; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; URBAN AREA;

EID: 70349659793     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317509342982     Document Type: Article

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