Update on delirium: Diagnosis, management, and pathophysiology

Psychiatric Annals

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-62

  Kamholz, Barbara ^a,b  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 77951247924     PISSN: 00485713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00485718-20091229-05     Document Type: Article

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