Diagnosing delirium

JAMA

Volumn 304, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 2125-2126

  Robert S, Young ^a   Arseven, Adnan ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; CONFUSION ASSESSMENT METHOD; DELIRIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; LETTER; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MENTAL HEALTH; NOTE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; MASS SCREENING;

DELIRIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; MASS SCREENING;

EID: 78349264200     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.1617     Document Type: Letter

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