Early detection and prevention of delirium in older patients with cancer

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 494-500

  Milisen, K ^a,b   Steeman, E ^b   Foreman, M D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Delirium; Older persons; Prevention; Screening; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CANCER; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; NURSE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGED; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 11444270643     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2004.00545.x     Document Type: Article

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