A Newly Revised Cognitive Function Test for Dementia as Compared to the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)
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The Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE).
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عنوان ژورنال: The Kitakanto Medical Journal
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1343-2826,1881-1191
DOI: 10.2974/kmj.56.11