The reliability of assigning individuals to cognitive states using the Mini Mental-State Examination: A population-based prospective cohort study

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Marioni, Riccardo E ^a   Chatfield, Mark ^a   Brayne, Carol ^a   Matthews, Fiona E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC BIOSTATISTICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ageing; elderly; MMSE; reliability; test retest

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WALES;

EID: 80053123148     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-11-127     Document Type: Article

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