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Feasibility of using everyday abilities scale of India as alternative to mental state examination as a screen in two-phase survey estimating the prevalence of dementia in largely illiterate Indian population
INTRODUCTION: A situation analysis report on elderly in India shows that the literacy rate for persons aged above 60 is 36%. Using HMSE and its modification in the first phase of a two phase study to estimate the prevalence of dementia in such a population must be read with caution as these tests ar...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5270274/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28197006 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.196715 |