Psychometric investigation of the modified scales of independent behavior-revised in an elderly sample

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 69-83

  Tan, Jing Ee ^a   Hultsch, David F ^a   Hunter, Michael A ^a   Strauss, Esther ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elderly adults; Everyday functioning; Functional ability; Mild cognitive impairment; Modified scales of independent behavior revised

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950921358     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: 15452301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07317110903551992     Document Type: Article

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