NICE Guideline: Evidence for pharmacological treatment of delirium

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 197-198

  Tahir, Tayyeb A ^a   Morgan, Emma ^a   Eeles, Eamonn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMISULPRIDE; CHLORPROMAZINE; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; OLANZAPINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE;

DELIRIUM; HUMAN; LETTER; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL EXCELLENCE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TREATMENT DURATION;

DELIRIUM; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 78751614606     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.10.011     Document Type: Letter

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