Adverse outcome with delay in identification of catatonia in elderly patients

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 78-80

  Swartz, Conrad ^a   Galang, Redentor L ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; LORAZEPAM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATATONIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE COURSE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0035168363     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019442-200102000-00012     Document Type: Article

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