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. 1994 Spring;6(1):95-104.
doi: 10.1017/s1041610294001663.

Estimated prevalence of age-associated memory impairment derived from standardized tests of memory function

G J Larrabee  1 , T H Crook 3rd
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Estimated prevalence of age-associated memory impairment derived from standardized tests of memory function

G J Larrabee et al. Int Psychogeriatr. 1994 Spring.
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Abstract

Recent research on the prevalence of age-associated memory impairment (AAMI) has reflected considerable variability, with estimates ranging from 35% to 98%. This variability is attributed to (a) failure to employ the complete diagnostic criteria for AAMI and (b) failure to consider age as a variable in estimating prevalence. Analysis of published normative data on both standard clinical memory tests and computer-simulated everyday memory tests shows a clear increase in the percentage of persons meeting the AAMI memory performance criterion as a function of age. These data are offered as an upper-bound estimate of the prevalence of AAMI, by age decade.

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