Screening of cognitive impairment by general internists using two simple instruments

ABSTRACT General internists (GIs) tend to overlook cognitive impairment in the elderly. Lack of time to diagnose and/or poor knowledge on how to use screening instruments may be the reasons for this shortcoming. Objectives: To verify the efficacy of simple instruments in the screening of cognitive...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Ferrari Jacinto, Sonia Maria Dozzi Brucki, Claudia Sellitto Porto, Milton de Arruda Martins, Ricardo Nitrini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
Series:Dementia & Neuropsychologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642012000100042&lng=en&tlng=en