Cognitive testing in non-demented Turkish immigrants - comparison of the RUDAS and the MMSE

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 455-460

  Nielsen, T R ^a,b   Vogel, A ^a   Gade, A ^b   Waldemar, G ^a  

^a University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cognitive testing; Cross cultural; Ethnic minority; Immigrants; Neuropsychology; Turkish

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENMARK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DENMARK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; TURKEY;

EID: 84870015865     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12018     Document Type: Article

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