Screening of cognitive impairment by general internists using two simple instruments;Rastreio de comprometimento cognitivo por médicos generalistas com dois instrumentos simples

Dementia e Neuropsychologia

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 42-47

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Dementia; Functional activity; General internists; Questionnaire; Screening; Verbal fluency

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859294985     PISSN: 19805764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1980-57642012DN06010007     Document Type: Article

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