Posted on January 28, 2008 by sjennings29
Infection control strategies for preventing the transmission of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in nursing homes for older people, Hughes CM, Smith MBH, Tunney MM. Infection control strategies for preventing the transmission of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in nursing homes for older people. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008,
Background
Nursing homes for older people provide an [...]
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Posted on January 28, 2008 by sjennings29
Music Therapy for Depression, Maratos AS, Gold C, Wang X, Crawford MJ. Music therapy for depression. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD004517.
A B S T R A C T
Background Depression is a highly prevalent disorder associated with reduced social functioning, impaired quality of life, and increased mortality. Music therapy [...]
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Posted on January 28, 2008 by sjennings29
Urgent Care Pathways for Older People with Complex Needs Best Practice Guidance, Department of Health, November 2007,
Change Agent Team
Older people comprise a large proportion of urgent care responses involving ambulance services and A&E departments. There are over three million A&E attendances in England for older people each year (or an estimated 18% of all A&E [...]
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Economic Consequences of Autism in the UK Report, November 2007, Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
There are approximately 540,000 people with autism in the UK – 433,000 adults and 107,000 children. The findings in this report reveal that children with autism cost £2.7 billion a year, yet for adults the figure is £25 billion [...]
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Disability Poverty in the UK, January 2008, Leonard Cheshire Disability
Disability Review, 2007 Disabled peoples views and experiences from around the UK.
Disabled people are twice as likely to live in poverty as non-disabled people1. Yet while the profile of issues such as child poverty and older people’s poverty have risen considerably in recent years, and the [...]
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