Dementia in acute hospital inpatients: The role of the geriatrician

Age and Ageing

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 282-284

  Russ, Tom C ^a,b   Shenkin, Susan D ^b,c   Reynish, Emma ^b,d,e   Ryan, Tracy ^c   Anderson, Dave ^f   Maclullich, Alasdair M J ^b  

^a HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

^d TOULOUSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e NHS FIFE   (United Kingdom)

^f MERSEY CARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL HISTORY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; DEMENTIA; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HOSPITALISTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 84860536661     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afs048     Document Type: Editorial

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