Simple cognitive testing (Mini-Cog) predicts in-hospital delirium in the elderly [7]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 314-316

  Alagiakrishnan, Kannayiram ^a   Marrie, Thomas ^a   Rolfson, Darryl ^a   Coke, William ^a   Camicioli, Richard ^a   Duggan, D'Arcy ^a   Launhardt, Bonnie ^b   Fisher, Bruce ^a   Gordon, Debbie ^a   Hervas Malo, Marilou ^c   Magee, Bernice ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b GREY NUNS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; DELIRIUM; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33846608667     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01058.x     Document Type: Letter

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