Prevalence and symptoms of delirium superimposed on dementia

Clinical Nursing Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 46-66

  Voyer, Philippe ^a,d   Cole, Martin G ^b,e   McCusker, Jane ^b,c   Belzile, Éric ^c  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^e ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Delirium; Dementia; Detection; Geriatric nursing

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMORBIDITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING HOME; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT TRANSFER; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 31444453142     PISSN: 10547738     EISSN: 15523799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1054773805282299     Document Type: Article

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