Multiple imputation was an efficient method for harmonizing the Mini-Mental State Examination with missing item-level data

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 787-793

  Burns, Richard A ^a   Butterworth, Peter ^a   Kiely, Kim M ^a   Bielak, Allison A M ^a   Luszcz, Mary A ^b   Mitchell, Paul ^c   Christensen, Helen ^a   Von Sanden, Chwee ^a   Anstey, Kaarin J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Dementia; DYNOPTA; Mini Mental State Examination; Missing data; Multiple imputation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MULTIPLE IMPUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 79956215755     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2010.10.011     Document Type: Article

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