Gaining precision on the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-cognitive: A comparison of item response theory-based scores and total scores

Alzheimer's and Dementia

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 288-294

  Balsis, Steve ^a   Unger, Alexis A ^a   Benge, Jared F ^b   Geraci, Lisa ^a   Doody, Rachelle S ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ADAS; Alzheimer's disease; Clinical trial; Item response theory; Measurement

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE ASSESSMENT SCALE COGNITIVE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIFFUSE LEWY BODY DISEASE; DSM-III-R; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 84863218569     PISSN: 15525260     EISSN: 15525279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2011.05.2409     Document Type: Article

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