Delirium: Prevention, treatment, and outcome studies

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 126-137

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

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROMAZINE; HALOPERIDOL; MIANSERIN;

ARTICLE; DELIRIUM; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NURSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032437537     PISSN: 08919887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089198879801100303     Document Type: Article

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