Association between prescribing of anticholinergic medications and incident delirium: A cohort study

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 59, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages

  Campbell, Noll ^a,b,c,d   Perkins, Anthony ^b,c   Hui, Siu ^b,c,e   Khan, Babar ^c,e   Boustani, Malaz ^b,c,e  

^a Regenstrief Building   (United States)

^b REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR AGING RESEARCH   (United States)

^d WISHARD HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anticholinergic; delirium; hospitalized elderly

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

AGED; ANTICHOLINERGIC COGNITIVE BURDEN SCALE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; RATING SCALE; SHORT PORTABLE MENTAL STATUS QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; COGNITION DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 81555220075     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03676.x     Document Type: Article

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