Longitudinal Assessment of Cognitive Function by Clock Drawing in Older Adults
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Longitudinal Assessment of Cognitive Function by Clock Drawing in Older Adults
AIMS To test the hypotheses that performance on a clock-drawing task (CDT) diminishes over time and that poor performance is associated with development of dementia and reduced survival. METHODS Participants in the population-based Leisure World Cohort Study were asked to complete a CDT in follow-up questionnaires mailed in 1992 and 1998. Dementia status was determined using in-person evaluat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1664-5464
DOI: 10.1159/000326781