The modified mini-mental state examination test: Normative data for Singapore Chinese older adults and its performance in detecting early cognitive impairment

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 458-462

  Feng, Lei ^a   Chong, Mei Sian ^b   Lim, Wee Shiong ^b   Ng, Tze Pin ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Dementia; Mini mental state examination; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGAPORE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AREA UNDER CURVE; CHINA; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGAPORE;

EID: 84869821713     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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