A quick dementia screening tool for primary care physicians

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 100-103

  Chen, Chin Ying ^a   Leung, Kai Kuen ^a   Chen, Ching Yu ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Clock drawing test; Dementia; Instrumental activity of daily living; Mini cognitive assessment instrument; Screening for dementia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLOCK DRAWING TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79957971649     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2010.06.008     Document Type: Article

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