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Dementia: Likelihood Ratios

Introduction: None written.

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The likelihood ratios of findings for Dementia are listed below. See the left navigation bar to change the display.

Good Positive and Negative Likelihood Ratios

Finding +LR-LR Comments, Study
Mini-Mental State Examination Edit 4.80.2

<24/30.

Persons with higher education are expected to score better.

Study: JAMA 1993 May 12;269(18):2386-91. PMID 8479064

 

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