Delirium unit: Our experience: Innovations in Aged Care

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 206-210

  Wong Tin Niam, Dorothy Milly ^a   Geddes, John A A ^a   Inderjeeth, Charles A ^a  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Delirium; Delirium and surveillance unit; Ongoing staff education

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 70450237759     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2009.00394.x     Document Type: Article

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