Sensitivity and Specificity of the Mini-Mental State Examination for Identifying Dementia in the Oldest-Old: The 90+ Study
✍ Scribed by Kristin Kahle-Wrobleski; Maria M. Corrada; Bixia Li; Claudia H. Kawas
- Book ID
- 109129456
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 87 KB
- Volume
- 55
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-8614
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