## Abstract ## Background Despite the fact that the current definitions of dementia in the DSMβIV and ICDβ10 require functional deterioration for the diagnosis of dementia, it is not necessary a formal evaluation of functional capacity. ## Objectives To examine the efficiency of functional asses
A meta-analysis of studies comparing the effectiveness of three cognitive screening tests in the detection of dementia populations
β Scribed by Victoria R. Queally; Jonathan J. Evans; Thomas M. McMillan
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 59 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-6230
- DOI
- 10.1002/gps.2636
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