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A Hindi version of the MMSE
 — the development of a cognitive screening instrument for a largely illiterate rural elderly population in India
Author(s)Mary Ganguli, Graham Ratcliff, Vijay Chandra, Sujatha Sharma
Journal titleInternational Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 10, no 5, May 1995
Pagespp 367-377
KeywordsDementia ; Cognitive processes ; Evaluation ; Illiterate persons ; India.
AnnotationReports on the development of the screening instrument, and suggests that effective modifications can be made to tests that require reading and writing, and that culturally sensitive modifications can be made to render the test meaningful.
Accession NumberCPA-950605235 A
ClassmarkEA: DA: 4C: VHI: 7FA

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