Delirium: The Occurrence and Persistence of Symptoms Among Elderly Hospitalized Patients

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 334-340

  Levkoff, Sue E ^a   Evans, Denis A ^b   Liptzin, Benjamin ^c   Cleary, Paul D ^a   Lipsitz, Lewis A ^d   Wetle, Terrie T ^e   Reilly, Catherine H ^f   Pilgrim, David M ^g   Schor, Joshua ^d   Rowe, John ^h  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e INSTITUTE OF LIVING   (United States)

^f Israel Deaconess Medical Center   (United States)

^g HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^h MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DELIRIUM; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0026506903     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.152.2.334     Document Type: Article

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