Delirium: A symptom of how hospital care is failing older persons and a window to improve quality of hospital care

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 565-573

  Inouye, Sharon K ^a   Schlesinger, Mark J ^a   Lydon, Thomas J ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; NARCOTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST CONTROL; DELIRIUM; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; NURSING STAFF; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELIRIUM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; NURSING SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033134711     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(99)00070-4     Document Type: Article

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