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Screening for neuropsychological assessment in the diagnostics of neurocognitive disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2022

Inez H. G. B. Ramakers*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Alzheimer Center Limburg, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
Frans R. J. Verhey
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Alzheimer Center Limburg, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands

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© International Psychogeriatric Association 2022

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