Screening for mild cognitive impairment: A systematic review

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 902-915

  Lonie, Jane A ^a   Tierney, Kevin M ^a   Ebmeier, Klaus P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Differential diagnosis; Mild cognitive impairment; Neuropsychology; Screening; Systematic review; Vascular dementia

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDITY;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 70350771433     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2208     Document Type: Review

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