Should we think before we treat delirium?

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 76-78

  Rockwood, K ^a   Bhat, R ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Centre for Older Persons' Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITION; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGED; DELIRIUM; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS;

EID: 1942537541     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0903.2004.00546.x     Document Type: Editorial

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