Exploring the utility of the montreal cognitive assessment to detect HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder: The challenge and need for culturally valid screening tests in South Africa

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 437-454

  Robbins, Reuben N ^a   Joska, John A ^b   Thomas, Kevin G F ^b   Stein, Dan J ^b   Linda, Teboho ^b   Mellins, Claude A ^a   Remien, Robert H ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cross cultural; HIV; Low education; Low literacy; Neuropsychology; Screening; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; REFERENCE VALUE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COGNITION DISORDERS; CULTURE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876676483     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: 17444144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2012.759627     Document Type: Article

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