The memorial delirium assessment scale

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 128-137

  Breitbart, William ^a,b   Rosenfeld, Barry ^a   Roth, Andrew ^a   Smith, Mark J ^a   Cohen, Ken ^a   Passik, Steven ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; cancer; Delirium; rating scales

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DELIRIUM; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 0030955090     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(96)00316-8     Document Type: Article

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