Screening for dementia and other causes of cognitive impairment in general hospital in-patients

Age and Ageing

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 166-168

  Shenkin, Susan D ^a,b   Russ, Tom C ^a,c   Ryan, Tracy M ^b   Maclullich, Alasdair M J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

^c HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABBREVIATED MENTAL TEST SCORE; ADDENBROKE COGNITIVE EXAMINATION III; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE SCREENING TEST SCORE; COMMISSIONING FOR QUALITY AND INNOVATION; COUNSELING; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; EDITORIAL; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMANT QUESTIONNAIRE FOR COGNITIVE DECLINE IN THE ELDERLY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SCREENING TEST; UNITED KINGDOM;

DEMENTIA; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84896711789     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/aft184     Document Type: Editorial

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