## Dear Editor We enjoyed reading the systematic review and meta-analysis of Castilla-Rilo et al. (2007) concerning IADL in the screening for dementia in population studies. This is an interesting topic because an IADL scale might be a short and simple screening instrument for dementia. However, t
Instrumental activities of daily living in the screening of dementia in population studies—response to comments by Sikkes et al.
✍ Scribed by J. Castilla-Rilo; J. M. López-Arrieta; F. Bermejo-Pareja; M. Ruiz; F. Sánchez-Sánchez; R. Trincado
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 38 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-6230
- DOI
- 10.1002/gps.1849
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