Diagnosing delirium in elderly Thai patients: Utilization of the CAM algorithm

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 12, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Wongpakaran, Nahathai ^a   Wongpakaran, Tinakon ^a   Bookamana, Putipong ^b   Pinyopornpanish, Manee ^a   Maneeton, Benchalak ^a   Lerttrakarnnon, Peerasak ^a   Uttawichai, Kasem ^a   Jiraniramai, Surin ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFUSION; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHIATRY; THAILAND; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; CONFUSION; DELIRIUM; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRY; THAILAND;

EID: 79959703147     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-12-65     Document Type: Article

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