Surveys of older populations reveal rates of senile dementia varying from 5.2% to 25%. The specialist branch of psychiatry dealing with the elderly advocates that services for these patients and their carers should predominantly be based outside hospital. The following study was conducted in Limeric
Depression, Cognitive Impairment, and Understanding of Medication Directions in Hospitalized Elderly Patients
β Scribed by Shelly L. Gray; Mark A. Sager; Mitchell R. Lestico; M. Jalaluddin
- Book ID
- 110309071
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 334 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0724-8741
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