Zero tolerance for physical restraints: Difficult but not impossible

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 919-920

  Flaherty, Joseph H ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DONEPEZIL; MEMANTINE;

AGED; COST OF ILLNESS; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DRUG COST; EDITORIAL; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MONEY; MORTALITY; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 5644278732     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/59.9.m919     Document Type: Editorial

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