Synopsis of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guideline for prevention of Delirium

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 154, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 746-751

  O'Mahony, Rachel ^a   Murthy, Lakshmi ^b   Akunne, Anayo ^c   Young, John ^d  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United Kingdom)

^b UK COCHRANE CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c KSG Trans   (United Kingdom)

^d BRADFORD INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONSTIPATION; DEHYDRATION; DELIRIUM; DISORIENTATION; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; IMMOBILIZATION; INCIDENCE; INTERVENTION STUDY; MENTAL PATIENT; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PAIN; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79958179537     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-154-11-201106070-00006     Document Type: Article

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