Improving recognition of delirium in clinical practice: A call for action

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Teodorczuk, Andrew ^a,b   Reynish, Emma ^c,d   Milisen, Koen ^e  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH TYNESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Delirium; Education; Geriatric psychiatry; Training

Indexed keywords

DELIRIUM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECOGNITION; REVIEW;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DELIRIUM; HUMANS; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 84866145921     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-12-55     Document Type: Article

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