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Use of Days of the Week in a Modified Mini-Mental State Exam (M-MMSE) for Detecting Geriatric Cognitive Impairment

Irene Hamrick, Razia Hafiz and Doyle M. Cummings
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2013, 26 (4) 429-435; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2013.04.120300
Irene Hamrick
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison (IH); Veterans Administration, Fayetteville, NC (RH); and the Department of Family Medicine, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC (DMC).
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Razia Hafiz
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison (IH); Veterans Administration, Fayetteville, NC (RH); and the Department of Family Medicine, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC (DMC).
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Doyle M. Cummings
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison (IH); Veterans Administration, Fayetteville, NC (RH); and the Department of Family Medicine, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC (DMC).
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