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International Journal of Digital Health Volume 1 (2021), Article ID 1:IJDH-104, 10 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/ijdh/2021/104
Research Article
Mobile Digital Neurocognitive Assessment for Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease: Validationin an Elderly Chinese Population

Kayo Sakamoto1, Qianhua Zhao2 and Simon L Collinson1,3,*

1Savonix Inc 490 - 43rd Street #50, Oakland, California 94609, United States
2Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
3Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine National University of Singapore, Singapore
Prof. Simon L Collinson, Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine National Universityof Singapore, 21 Lower Kent Ridge Rd, Singapore 119077; E-mail: scollinson@savonix.com
12 April 2021; 03 May 2021; 05 May 2021
Sakamoto K, Zhao Q, Collinson SL (2021) Mobile Digital Neurocognitive Assessment for Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease: Validationin an Elderly Chinese Population. Int J Digt Hlthc 1: 104. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/ijdh/2021/104
This research study was supported by Savonix Inc.

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