Oral language comprehension assessment among elderly: A population based study in Brazil

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 541-545

  Carvalho, Sarah de Araújo ^a   Barreto, Sandhi Maria ^a   Guerra, Henrique Leonardo ^b   Gama, Ana Cristina Côrtes ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ageing; Cognitive function; Oral comprehension; Token test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT FORM 12; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

AGED; AGING; BRAZIL; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY;

EID: 70749122175     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2009.09.017     Document Type: Article

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