Delirium in care homes

Reviews in Clinical Gerontology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 309-316

  Siddiqi, Najma ^a   Clegg, Andrew ^a   Young, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute confusion; Age; Delirium; Long term care; Older people

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; DELIRIUM; FLUID THERAPY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SOCIAL CARE;

EID: 77949612966     PISSN: 09592598     EISSN: 14699036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959259809990396     Document Type: Review

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