The recognition of dementia in 'non-EMI' nursing home residents in South East England

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 105-108

  MacDonald, A J D ^a   Carpenter, G I ^b,c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care homes; Dementia; Diagnosis; Nurses; Recognition

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING INDEX; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIORAL PATHOLOGY IN ALZHEIMER DISEASE RATING SCALE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNELL SCALE FOR DEMENTIA; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMPLOYMENT; EXPERIENCE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NURSE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSE TRAINING; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; PROBABILITY; PROFIT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEMENTIA; ENGLAND; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; NURSING HOMES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 0037326297     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.779     Document Type: Article

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