Delirium risk factors in elderly hospitalized patients

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 204-212

  Elie, Michel ^a,c   Cole, Martin G ^a   Primeau, François J ^a   Bellavance, François ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Delirium; Elderly; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGE; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; ELDERLY CARE; GENDER; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031932070     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1998.00047.x     Document Type: Review

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