Delirium in older persons [10]

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 354, Issue 23, 2006, Pages 2509-2510

  Anton, Enrique ^a   Marti, Juan ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE ZUMÁRRAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGENTS ACTING ON THE EYE; ATROPINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CYCLOPENTOLATE; EYE DROPS; MYDRIATIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ACUTE PSYCHOSIS; AGITATION; AMNESIA; DELIRIUM; DISORIENTATION; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; LACRIMAL DUCT; LETTER; MYDRIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AGED; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; NOTE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK FACTOR; MORTALITY;

AGED; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; DELIRIUM; HUMANS; MYDRIATICS; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS;

EID: 33744958180     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc061003     Document Type: Letter

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