Predisposing and precipitating factors for delirium in hospitalized older patients

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 393-400

  Inouye, Sharon K ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Delirium; Dementia; Prevention; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGED; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DELIRIUM; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; CAUSALITY; COHORT STUDIES; DELIRIUM; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032780701     PISSN: 14208008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000017177     Document Type: Conference Paper

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