Incidence of cholinesterase inhibitor therapy initiation among hospitalized patients

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 304-308

  Swan, Joshua T ^a,b   Wagle, Kamal C ^c   Thompson Moore, Nathaniel ^b   Taffet, George E ^b,c  

^a TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DONEPEZIL; GALANTAMINE; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; RIVASTIGMINE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DIFFUSE LEWY BODY DISEASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED DEPRESSION AND DEMENTIA; MORTALITY; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84878928838     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2030     Document Type: Article

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