Outcomes of decreased length of hospital stay among geriatric patients with dementia

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 376-377

  Kunik, M E ^a   Edwards, M ^a   Molinari, V A ^a   Hale, D D ^a   Orengo, C A ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; AGITATION; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; EMOTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TEXAS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0035084757     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.52.3.376     Document Type: Article

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