Delirium (Acute Confusional States)

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 258, Issue 13, 1987, Pages 1789-1792

  Lipowski, Z J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ATTENTION; COGNITION; DELIRIUM; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE;

ATTENTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DELIRIUM; HUMAN; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0023631370     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1987.03400130103041     Document Type: Article

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