Assessing cognition in elderly patients presenting to the emergency department
Delirium occurs frequently among elderly patients in the Emergency Department (ED), and accurate assessment is difficult without knowledge of the patient's usual cognitive functioning. This audit was designed to determine whether routine cognitive screening of elderly patients in ED could lead...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Elsevier
2008
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25753 |