Squalor syndrome and psychogeriatric admissions

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 669-674

  Shaw, Therese ^a   Shah, Ajit ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WEST MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOMMODATION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NEGLECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEMENTIA; DEPENDENCY (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SOCIAL ALIENATION;

EID: 0030428055     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610296002979     Document Type: Article

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