Reliability and Validity of the Clinical Dementia Rating for Community-Living Elderly Subjects without an Informant

Background: The Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) scale is widely used to assess cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease. It requires collateral information from a reliable informant who is not available in many instances. We adapted the original CDR scale for use with elderly subjects without...

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Main Authors: Ma Shwe Zin Nyunt, Mei Sian Chong, Wee Shiong Lim, Tih Shih Lee, Philip Yap, Tze Pin Ng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2013-10-01
Series:Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/355122