Comparison of the Mini Mental State Examination and depressive symptoms between high cardiovascular risk and healthy community elderly groups

Abstract The aging of the population is a universal phenomenon with direct consequences upon the public health system. One of the main repercussions of the growth in this sector of the population is the increased prevalence of disorders such as dementia and depression which are very frequent among t...

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Main Authors: Amanda Lucas da Costa, Juliana Santos Varela, Osmar Mazetti, Luciane Restelatto, Andry Fitterman Costa, Claudia Godinho, Ana Luiza Camozzato, Paulo D. Picon, Márcia L. Chaves
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=S1980-57642008000400294&lng=en&tlng=en