Etiologic and outcome profiles in hypoactive and hyperactive subtypes of delirium

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 38-42

  Camus, Vincent ^a,b   Gonthier, Regis ^c   Dubos, Gerard ^c   Schwed, Pierre ^a   Simeone, Italo ^a  

^a University of Lausanne Medical Center   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRANCE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; HYPERTHERMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0034101706     PISSN: 08919887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089198870001300106     Document Type: Article

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