Delirium among children and adolescents in an urban sub-Saharan African setting

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 187-192

  Hatherill, Sean ^a   Flisher, Alan J ^a   Nassen, Rene ^a  

^a RED CROSS WAR MEMORIAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Children; Consultation liaison; Delirium

Indexed keywords

DROPERIDOL; HALOPERIDOL; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; RISPERIDONE; SULPIRIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DELIRIUM; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; LIAISON PSYCHIATRY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIRIUM; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; SURVIVAL RATE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 77954623256     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.01.011     Document Type: Article

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