Association between baseline Mini-Mental State Examination score and dementia incidence in a cohort of oldest old

ABSTRACT Background: The Brazilian population has aged rapidly. The oldest old, defined as persons aged 80 years or older, is the fastest growing segment of the Brazilian population. Several instruments have been used to assess the cognitive performance of the older people and predict dementia. One...

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Autor principal: HAYASHIDA,Débora Yumi (author)
Outros Autores: JACINTO,Alessandro Ferrari (author), ARAÚJO,Lara Miguel Quirino (author), ALMADA FILHO,Clineu de Mello (author), DI TOMMASO,Ana Beatriz (author), CENDOROGLO,Maysa Seabra (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2021
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Texto completo:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2021001201090
País:Brasil
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