Dementia care in the acute district general hospital

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 220-222

  Leung, Daryl ^a   Todd, Jasdeep ^a  

^a NEW CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute hospital care; Dementia; Physical illness

Indexed keywords

DEMENTIA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING HOME; SHORT SURVEY; TRAINING;

EID: 77952975086     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: 14734893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.10-3-220     Document Type: Short Survey

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