Constant observation practices in the general hospital setting: A national survey

Psychosomatics

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 301-310

  Worley, Linda L M ^a,b,c   Kunkel, Elisabeth J S ^a,b,c   Gitlin, David F ^a,b,c   Menefee, Lynette A ^a,b,c   Conway, Gregory ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST CONTROL; DELIRIUM; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT MONITORING;

EID: 0033923554     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psy.41.4.301     Document Type: Article

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