Physicians vary in approaches to the clinical management of delirium

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 234-239

  Carnes, Molly ^a,b,c,e   Howell, Timothy ^a,c   Rosenberg, Marjorie ^b   Francis, Joseph ^d   Hildebrand, Christopher ^a,b   Knuppel, Jeffrey ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c WILLIAM S MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d ST VINCENT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e MERITER HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepine; Delirium; Haloperidol; Hip fracture; Restraint

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM;

ARTICLE; DELIRIUM; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INDICATION; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICIAN;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIRIUM; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0037318891     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2003.51063.x     Document Type: Article

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