Cognitive status and behavioral problems in older hospitalized patients

Annals of General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 1, Issue , 2002, Pages

  O'Hara, Ruth ^a   Mumenthaler, Martin S ^a   Davies, Helen ^b   Cassidy, Erin L ^a,b   Buffum, Martha ^c   Namburi, Sarojini ^b   Shakoori, Roxanne ^b   Danielsen, Claire E ^a   Tsui, Patricia ^b   Noda, Art ^b   Kraemer, Helena C ^a   Sheikh, Javaid I ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute care; Agitation; Cognition; Older patients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; AGITATION; ANAMNESIS; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONSULTATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; IRRITABILITY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL TEST; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PREDICTION; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL WARD; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3042559727     PISSN: 14752832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2832-1-1     Document Type: Article

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