A retrospective study of the psychiatric management and outcome of delirium in the cancer patient

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 351-357

  Olofsson, Shatha M ^a   Weitzner, Michael A ^a,b   Valentine, Alan D ^a   Baile, Walter F ^a   Meyers, Christina A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Delirium; Health outcomes

Indexed keywords

HALOPERIDOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NOTE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HALOPERIDOL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0030225801     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01788841     Document Type: Article

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