High prevalence of psychiatric morbidity in a medical intensive care unit

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 522-525

  Sim, K ^a   Rajasoorya, C ^b   Sin Fai Lam, K N ^b   Chew, L S ^b   Chan, Y H ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Singapore)

^b ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c NONE

Author keywords

APACHE II; Intensive care; Medical; Morbidity; Psychiatric

Indexed keywords

THYROID HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APACHE; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APACHE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THYROID HORMONES;

EID: 0035523886     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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