Cross cultural validation of the minimal assessment of cognitive function in multiple sclerosis (MACFIMS) and the brief international cognitive assessment for multiple sclerosis (BICAMS)

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1186-1200

  Dusankova, Jana Blahova ^a   Kalincik, Tomas ^a,b   Havrdova, Eva ^a   Benedict, Ralph H B ^c  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

BICAMS; Employment; MACFIMS; Multiple sclerosis; Neuropsychology; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; CZECH REPUBLIC; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CZECH REPUBLIC; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84868234208     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: 17444144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2012.725101     Document Type: Article

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