Acute cognitive impairment in elderly ED patients: Etiologies and outcomes

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 649-653

  Wofford, James L ^a   Loehr, Laura R ^b   Schwartz, Earl ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; cognitive disorder; delirium; emergency services; geriatrics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNDROME;

EID: 0029799987     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(96)90080-7     Document Type: Article

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