Measuring cognition in a geriatric outpatient clinic: Rasch analysis of the montreal cognitive assessment

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 151-160

  Koski, Lisa ^a,b   Xie, Haiqun ^a   Finch, Lois ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Assessment; Cognition; Geriatric; Mo CA; Rasch analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RASCH ANALYSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 70349668769     PISSN: 08919887     EISSN: 15525708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891988709332944     Document Type: Article

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