Dementia screening in acute medical and geriatric hospital admissions

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 52-54

  Gordon, Alison ^a   Hu, Hilda ^b   Byrne, Anthony ^b   Stott, David J ^b  

^a Glasgow Royal Infirmary Academic Department ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 59949096774     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.107.016550     Document Type: Article

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