Sensitivity and specificity of the Montreal cognitive assessment modified for individuals who are visually impaired

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 360-368

  Wittich, Walter ^a   Phillips, Natalie ^b   Nasreddine, Ziad S ^c   Chertkow, Howard ^d  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

^b Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

^c HÔPITAL CHARLES LEMOYNE   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 77952931296     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145482x1010400606     Document Type: Article

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