Delirium and dementia; Are they distinct?

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1001-1002

  Macdonald, A J D ^a   Treloar, A ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SYNDROME;

EID: 0029822316     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1996.tb01880.x     Document Type: Review

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