Influence of age and scholing on the performance in a modified Mini-Mental State Examination version: a study in Brazil Northeast Influência da idade e escolaridade sobre a performance da versão modificada do Mini-Exame do Estado Mental: estudo no nordeste do Brasil

Performance in cognitive tests can be influenced by age and education level. In developing countries, formal education is limited for most people. Application of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) test, in its original version could have an adverse effect on the evaluation of low educated and...

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Main Authors: Paulo Roberto de Brito-Marques, José Eulálio Cabral-Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2005-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2005000400005
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