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The Set Test as an Aid to the Detection of Dementia in Old People

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Bernard Isaacs  and
Agnes T. Kennie
Bernard Isaacs
Affiliation:
Department of Geriatric Medicine, Glasgow Royal Infirmary Group of Hospitals, Lightburn Hospital, Glasgow, G32 6ND
Agnes T. Kennie
Affiliation:
Department of Geriatric Medicine, Glasgow Royal Infirmary Group of Hospitals, Lightburn Hospital, Glasgow, G32 6ND
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Screening examinations are widely advocated for the early detection of disease in the elderly (Williamson et al., 1964; Lowther, McLeod and Williamson, 1970; Williams et al., 1972; Richardson, 1964; Anderson and Cowan, 1955; Isaacs, Livingstone and Neville, 1972). There have been several successful experiments in the use of health visitors and district nurses in the initial interview (Burns, 1969; Hodes, 1971; McNabola, 1970; Williamson et al., 1966).

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 123 , Issue 575 , October 1973 , pp. 467 - 470
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1973 

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