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Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale is an accurate and cross-cultural and education-unbiased instrument to screen older persons: results from a meta-analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 October 2020

Jerson Laks
Jerson Laks*
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Email: jersonlaks@gmail.com
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 32 , Issue 9: Issue Theme: Enhanced Assessment Instruments for Older Adults with Major Neurocognitive Disorders , September 2020 , pp. 1011 - 1012
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© International Psychogeriatric Association 2020

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