Delirium phenomenology illuminates pathophysiology, management, and course

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 150-156

  Meagher, David J ^a,c   Trzepacz, Paula T ^a,b  

^a St Ita's Hospital   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; DELIRIUM; DISEASE COURSE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0032440758     PISSN: 08919887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089198879801100306     Document Type: Review

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