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Memory complaints and intact IADL may be unnecessary requirements for a case definition of MCI in population-based samples. The MCI criteria identify people at increased risk of AD, but the potential for improvement of a substantial proportion of those with MCI needs to be acknowledged.
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DementiaActivities of daily livingAffect (linguistics)GerontologyMedicineNeuropsychologyPopulationCohortInstitutionalisationMemory impairmentCohort studyCognitionAlzheimer's diseaseDiseaseCognitive impairmentPsychologyPsychiatryInternal medicineEnvironmental health
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- 61
- Issue
- 9
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- 1179-1184
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- 261
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John D. Fisk,
Heather Merry,
Kenneth Rockwood
(2003).
Variations in case definition affect prevalence but not outcomes of mild cognitive impairment.
Neurology
, 61
(9)
, 1179-1184.
https://doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000089238.07771.c7
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- 10.1212/01.wnl.0000089238.07771.c7