A review of brief cognitive assessment tests

Reviews in Clinical Gerontology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 164-176

  Slater, Helen ^a   Young, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cognitive assessment tests; Key words: dementia; routine care

Indexed keywords

6 ITEM COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT TEST; ABBREVIATED MENTAL TEST SCORE; ATTENTION; BRIEF ALZHEIMER SCREEN; CLOCK DRAWING TEST; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOPKINS VERBAL LEARNING TEST; HUMAN; MEMORY; MEMORY ORIENTATION SCREENING TEST; MINI COG TEST; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MONTREAL COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SEVEN MINUTE SCREEN BATTERY; SHORT BLESSED TEST; TIME AND CHANGE TEST;

EID: 84876264931     PISSN: 09592598     EISSN: 14699036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959259813000038     Document Type: Review

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