Assessing cognitive ability in research: Use of MMSE with minority populations and elderly adults with low education levels.

Author Department

Medicine

Document Type

Article, Peer-reviewed

Publication Date

4-1-2006

Abstract

The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), originally designed to screen for dementia, is an instrument currently used extensively to assess cognitive status in clinical and community settings. This descriptive study compares standard MMSE scores to MMSE s

Publication ISSN

1053-0894

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