Dimensions underlying the mini-mental state examination in a sample with low-education levels: The bambuí health and aging study

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 863-872

  Castro Costa, Erico ^a,b,c   Fuzikawa, Cintia ^a   Ferri, Cleusa ^a   Uchoa, Elizabeth ^a   Firmo, Joselia ^a   Lima Costa, Maria Fernanda ^a   Dewey, Michael E ^a,c   Stewart, Robert ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b Interne Medicine   (Brazil)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construct validity; Cross sectional; Elderly; MMSE; Population based

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAZIL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 70349669416     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3181ab8b4d     Document Type: Article

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