Incidence of and risk factors for delirium among psychiatric inpatients

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 727-730

  Ritchie, Janet ^a   Steiner, Warren ^a   Abrahamowicz, Michal ^b,c  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Fonds de la Recherche en Sante du Quebec   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; LITHIUM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MENTAL PATIENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0029999439     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.47.7.727     Document Type: Article

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