Recognizing quiet delirium

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 35-39

  Forrest, Jeannine ^a   Holm, Karyn ^b   Kwon, Myoung Sook ^c   Anderson, Mary Ann ^c   Foreman, Marquis D ^c  

^a Horizon Hospice and Palliative Care   (United States)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 34147128122     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000271178.67198.23     Document Type: Article

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