Evaluation of delirium in elderly: A hospital-based study

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 467-473

  Khurana, Vishal ^a   Gambhir, Indrajeet Singh ^a   Kishore, Dhiraj ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cognition; Delirium; Elderly; Geriatrics; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DELIRIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVE DELIRIUM; HYPOACTIVE DELIRIUM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MIXED DELIRIUM; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; METABOLIC DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEPSIS;

EID: 80053258292     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2011.00710.x     Document Type: Article

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