What is the current state of care for older people with dementia in general hospitals? A literature review

Dementia

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 106-124

  Dewing, Jan ^a   Dijk, Saskia ^a  

^a CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acute care; Alzheimer s; dementia; general hospital; older people; person centred

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; DEMENTIA; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEMENTIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE;

EID: 84949267079     PISSN: 14713012     EISSN: 17412684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1471301213520172     Document Type: Article

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