An investigation into the validity of effort tests in a working age dementia population

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-57

  Rudman, Natalie ^a   Oyebode, Jan R ^b   Jones, Chris A ^b   Bentham, Peter ^c  

^a South Birmingham Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

assessment; memory clinics; neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 79251614118     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2010.508770     Document Type: Article

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