Cut-off scores in MMSE: A moving target?

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 692-695

  Morgado, J ^a   Rocha, C S ^a   Maruta, C ^a   Guerreiro, M ^a   Martins, I P ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cognitive ageing; Cognitive neuropsychology in dementia; Neuropsychological assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CALCULATION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; TIME PERCEPTION;

AGED; AGING; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; CULTURE; DEMENTIA; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77950872936     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2009.02907.x     Document Type: Article

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