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Assessing the cognitive status of older adults attending primary healthcare centers in Saudi Arabia using the Mini-Mental State Examination

Sulaiman A. Alshammari, Adel A. Alhamdan, Saad M. Bindawas, Maysoon M. Al-Amoud, Saada M. Al-Orf, May N. Al-Muammar and Philip C. Calder
Saudi Medical Journal December 2020, 41 (12) 1315-1323; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2020.12.25576
Sulaiman A. Alshammari
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Alshammari), College of Medicine; from the Department of Community Health Sciences (Alhamdan), from the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences (Bindawas), from the Department of Community Health Sciences (Al-Orf, Al-Muammar), College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University; from the Primary Health Care Centers (Al-Amoud), Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Human Development and Health Academic Unit (Calder), Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; and from NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (Calder), University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom
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Adel A. Alhamdan
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Alshammari), College of Medicine; from the Department of Community Health Sciences (Alhamdan), from the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences (Bindawas), from the Department of Community Health Sciences (Al-Orf, Al-Muammar), College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University; from the Primary Health Care Centers (Al-Amoud), Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Human Development and Health Academic Unit (Calder), Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; and from NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (Calder), University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom
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Saad M. Bindawas
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Alshammari), College of Medicine; from the Department of Community Health Sciences (Alhamdan), from the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences (Bindawas), from the Department of Community Health Sciences (Al-Orf, Al-Muammar), College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University; from the Primary Health Care Centers (Al-Amoud), Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Human Development and Health Academic Unit (Calder), Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; and from NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (Calder), University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom
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Maysoon M. Al-Amoud
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Alshammari), College of Medicine; from the Department of Community Health Sciences (Alhamdan), from the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences (Bindawas), from the Department of Community Health Sciences (Al-Orf, Al-Muammar), College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University; from the Primary Health Care Centers (Al-Amoud), Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Human Development and Health Academic Unit (Calder), Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; and from NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (Calder), University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom
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Saada M. Al-Orf
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Alshammari), College of Medicine; from the Department of Community Health Sciences (Alhamdan), from the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences (Bindawas), from the Department of Community Health Sciences (Al-Orf, Al-Muammar), College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University; from the Primary Health Care Centers (Al-Amoud), Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Human Development and Health Academic Unit (Calder), Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; and from NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (Calder), University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom
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May N. Al-Muammar
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Alshammari), College of Medicine; from the Department of Community Health Sciences (Alhamdan), from the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences (Bindawas), from the Department of Community Health Sciences (Al-Orf, Al-Muammar), College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University; from the Primary Health Care Centers (Al-Amoud), Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Human Development and Health Academic Unit (Calder), Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; and from NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (Calder), University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom
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Philip C. Calder
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Alshammari), College of Medicine; from the Department of Community Health Sciences (Alhamdan), from the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences (Bindawas), from the Department of Community Health Sciences (Al-Orf, Al-Muammar), College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University; from the Primary Health Care Centers (Al-Amoud), Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Human Development and Health Academic Unit (Calder), Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; and from NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (Calder), University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom
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Sulaiman A. Alshammari, Adel A. Alhamdan, Saad M. Bindawas, Maysoon M. Al-Amoud, Saada M. Al-Orf, May N. Al-Muammar, Philip C. Calder
Saudi Medical Journal Dec 2020, 41 (12) 1315-1323; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2020.12.25576

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Sulaiman A. Alshammari, Adel A. Alhamdan, Saad M. Bindawas, Maysoon M. Al-Amoud, Saada M. Al-Orf, May N. Al-Muammar, Philip C. Calder
Saudi Medical Journal Dec 2020, 41 (12) 1315-1323; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2020.12.25576
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