## Abstract ## Objective To derive norms for the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) based on age, gender and level of formal education among the elderly in Sri Lanka. ## Method A validated Sinhalese version of the MMSE was administered to people aged 55 years and above residing in 14 randomly
Impact of sociodemographic and health variables on mini-mental state examination in a community-based sample of older people
✍ Scribed by Camila Moraes; Jony Arrais Pinto; Marcos Antônio Lopes; Julio Litvoc; Cassio M. C. Bottino
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 193 KB
- Volume
- 260
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1433-8491
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