Standardization of Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) in community-dwelling French-speaking residents from Quebec aged 65 and older

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 347-357

  Hudon, Carol ^a   Potvin, Olivier ^a,b,c   Turcotte, Marie Christine ^a   Danjou, Catherine ^a   Dub, Micheline ^d   Prville, Michel ^b,c   Brassard, Jolle ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c Hpital Charles LeMoyne   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognitive impairment; French speakers; MMSE; Normative data; Quebec

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; QUEBEC; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 76749137736     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: 17101107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0714980809990171     Document Type: Article

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