Picture-Based Memory Impairment Screen for Dementia
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Screening for dementia with the memory impairment screen.
OBJECTIVES To validate a sensitive and specific screening test for AD and other dementias, assess its reliability and discriminative validity, and present normative data for its use in various applied settings. BACKGROUND To improve discrimination in screening for AD and dementia, we developed the Memory Impairment Screen (MIS), a 4-minute, four-item, delayed free- and cued-recall test of mem...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0002-8614
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.04191.x