Diagnosing delirium by telephone

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 621-623

  Marcantonio, Edward R ^a,b   Michaels, Mary ^a   Resnick, Neil M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Confusion Assessment Method; Delirium; Telephone diagnosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PREDICTION; TELEPHONE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIRIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; REMOTE CONSULTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0031716909     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1998.00185.x     Document Type: Article

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