Assessment and management of delirium in hospitalized older patients

Annals of Long-Term Care

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 53-59

  Inouye, S K ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HALOPERIDOL; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; NARCOTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

AGED; AGITATION; COGNITION; DELIRIUM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG RESPONSE; GERIATRIC CARE; HAZARD; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MASSAGE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; ORIENTING RESPONSE; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034521852     PISSN: 15247929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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