Reliability and validity of the short form of the literacy-independent cognitive assessment in the elderly

Journal of Clinical Neurology (Korea)

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 111-117

  Kim, Jungeun ^a   Jeong, Jee H ^b   Han, Seol Heui ^c   Ryu, Hui Jin ^c   Lee, Jun Young ^c   Ryu, Seung Ho ^d   Lee, Dong Woo ^e   Shim, Yong S ^f   Choi, Seong Hye ^g  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University Boramae Hospital   (South Korea)

^e Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^f The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^g Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dementia; Illiteracy; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876055994     PISSN: 17386586     EISSN: 20055013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3988/jcn.2013.9.2.111     Document Type: Article

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