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A Longitudinal Item Response Theory Model to Characterize Cognition Over Time in Elderly Subjects.
CPT: pharmacometrics & systems pharmacology - 1 Sept 2017
Vandemeulebroecke Marc, Bornkamp Björn, Krahnke Tillmann, Mielke Johanna, Monsch Andreas, Quarg Peter
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For drug development in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, it is important to understand which cognitive domains carry the most information on the earliest signs of cognitive decline, and which subject characteristics are associated with a faster decline. A longitudinal Item Response Theory (IRT) model was developed for the Basel Study on the Elderly, in which the Consortium to Establish a...
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