Screening for alzheimer's disease among illiterate elderly: Accuracy analysis for multiple instruments

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 221-229

  Aprahamian, Ivan ^a,b   Martinelli, José Eduardo ^a   Cecato, Juliana ^a   Yassuda, Mônica Sanches ^b  

^a Jundiai Medical School   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; elderly; illiteracy; screening

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SAMPLE; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

EID: 80052789265     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: 18758908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2011-110125     Document Type: Article

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