An inner-city general medical ward round in the mid-1980s.
Few patients seen in 1983 on a general medical ward round in an inner-city hospital presented difficulty in diagnosis or management. Most had major social problems, especially from alcohol, self-neglect and dementia.
Baron
J H
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St Charles' Hospital, London.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006761:Hospitals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008131:London; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged