No shortcuts for delirium prevention: Letters to the editor

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 998-999

  Inouye, Sharon K ^a   Rubin, Fred H ^b   Wierman, Heidi R ^c   Supiano, Mark A ^d   Fenlon, Kerry ^e  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^e Hebrew SeniorLife   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE DEFECT; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DELIRIUM; ELDERLY CARE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; NURSING SHORTAGE; NURSING STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; AGED; HOSPITAL PATIENT;

AGED; DELIRIUM; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INPATIENTS;

EID: 77952139978     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02834.x     Document Type: Letter

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