Prevalence of dementia, delirium and psychiatric symptoms in various care settings for the elderly

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 56-62

  Sandberg, Olov ^a   Gustafson, Yngve ^a   Bucht, Gustaf ^a   Brännström, Benny ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

aged; delirium; dementia; home care services; hospitalized; mental disorders diagnosis; nursing homes; old people's homes; prevalence

Indexed keywords

EID: 21544435425     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14034948980260011201     Document Type: Article

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