Delirium in the hospitalised elderly: An audit of NCHD prescribing practice

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 133-136

  Hally, Odile ^a   Cooney, Colm ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Delirium; Elderly; Prescribing

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; BENZODIAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; RISPERIDONE; TEMAZEPAM; THIAMINE; ZOLPIDEM; ZOPICLONE;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; DOSE RESPONSE; ELDERLY CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHOSIS; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 33750459912     PISSN: 07909667     EISSN: 07909667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0790966700009241     Document Type: Article

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