The mortality rate among patients with delirium 6 months after diagnosis by a consultation-liaison psychiatric team

Turk Psikiyatri Dergisi

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 189-192

  Grover, Sandeep ^a   Shah, Ruchita ^a   Kr, Aarya ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELIRIUM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DIFFERENCE;

DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84866787942     PISSN: 13002163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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