Aging and Delirium: Too Much or Too Little Pain Medication?

Pain Management Nursing

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 66-72

  Robinson, Sherry ^a   Vollmer, Charlene ^b   Jirka, Holly ^b   Rich, Catherine ^b   Midiri, Carol ^b   Bisby, Donna ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DELIRIUM; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANALGESICS; COMORBIDITY; DELIRIUM; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 44149110110     PISSN: 15249042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmn.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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