Delirium in learning disability: Case series and literature review

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 123-127

  van Waarde, Jeroen A ^a   van der Mast, Rose C ^b  

^a RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Case series; Delirium; Learning disability; Review

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949657131     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: 14683156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2004.00269.x     Document Type: Article

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