A small exploratory study of the reaction of older people to an episode of delirium

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 942-952

  Schofield, Irene ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFUSION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONFUSION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031136933     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1997.1997025942.x     Document Type: Article

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