EXIT25 - Executive interview applied to a cognitively healthy elderly population with heterogeneous educational background
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EXIT25 – Executive interview applied to a cognitively healthy elderly population with heterogeneous educational background
Education interferes with the performance in most cognitive tests, including executive function assessment. Objective To investigate the effects of education on the performance of healthy elderly on the Brazilian version of the Executive Interview (EXIT25). Methods The EXIT25 was administered to a sample of 83 healthy elderly. The subjects were also submitted to the Mini-Mental State Examin...
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عنوان ژورنال: Dementia & Neuropsychologia
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1980-5764
DOI: 10.1590/s1980-57642009dn20400013