The misdiagnosis of delirium

Psychosomatics

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 433-439

  Armstrong, Scott C ^a   Cozza, Kelly L ^b   Watanabe, Kenneth S ^b  

^a Willmar Regional Treatment Center of Willmar Minnesota   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DELIRIUM; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIAISON PSYCHIATRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION;

EID: 0030954777     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3182(97)71420-8     Document Type: Article

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