Accuracy of the Mini-Mental Status Examination as a screening test for dementia in a Swedish elderly population
โ Scribed by M. Grut; L. Fratiglioni; M. Viitanen; B. Winblad
- Book ID
- 114784043
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 547 KB
- Volume
- 87
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0001-6314
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