Call to curb overuse of sedatives.
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HEALTHCARE professionals and patients must be made more aware of the side effects of sedative and anti-psychotic drugs, the director of nursing at Europe's largest nursing home has warned.
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Expansion of the reducing use of sedatives (RedUSe) project to Australian nursing homes
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
دوره 15 45 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001