Delirium superimposed on dementia versus delirium in the absence of dementia: Phenomenological differences

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 495-500

  Boettger, Soenke ^a   Passik, Steven ^a   Breitbart, William ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Delirium; Delirium superimposed on dementia; Dementia; Phenomenology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74249103907     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951509990502     Document Type: Article

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