Geriatric ward hospitalization reduced incidence delirium among older medical inpatients

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 760-768

  Bo, Mario ^a   Martini, Barbara ^a   Ruatta, Claudia ^a   Massaia, Massimiliano ^a   Ricauda, Nicoletta Aimonino ^a   Varetto, Antonella ^a   Astengo, Marco ^a   Torta, Riccardo ^a  

^a Hemostasis/Thrombosis Unit and Hemophilia Centre   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute confusional state; Delirium; Elderly

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 69449100038     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3181a315d5     Document Type: Article

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