Survival of hospitalized elderly patients with delirium: A prospective study

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 141-147

  Curyto, Kim J ^a   Johnson, Jerry ^a   TenHave, Thomas ^a   Mossey, Jana ^a   Knott, Kathryn ^a   Katz, Ira R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0035051311     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019442-200105000-00006     Document Type: Article

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