Detection of cognitive impairment in the elderly by general internists in Brazil

Clinics

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1379-1384

  Jacinto, Alessandro Ferrari ^a   Brucki, Sonia ^a   Porto, Cláudia Sellitto ^a   de Arruda Martins, Milton ^a   Nitrini, Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aged; Cognition disorders; Dementia; Diagnosis; Primary care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; STATISTICS;

AGED; BRAZIL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 80052766096     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322011000800012     Document Type: Article

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