Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 56, Issue 7 , Pages 622-628 , July 2003

Characteristics of the modified mini-mental state exam among elderly persons

  • Shari S Bassuk

      Affiliations

    • Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 900 Commonwealth Avenue East, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: 617-278-0814; fax: 617-731-3843.
    • ,
  • Jane M Murphy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, USA
    • Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA

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PII: S0895-4356(03)00111-2

doi: 10.1016/S0895-4356(03)00111-2

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 56, Issue 7 , Pages 622-628 , July 2003

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