Short-term clinical outcomes in delirious older patients: A study at general medical wards in a university hospital in Thailand

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 972-977

  Praditsuwan, Rungnirand ^a   Sirisuwat, Achara ^a   Assanasen, Jintana ^a   Eiamjinnasuwat, Waricha ^a   Pakdeewongse, Sorapop ^a   Limmathuroskul, Duangsawang ^a   Srinonprasert, Varalak ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Delirium; Hospitalized; Length of stay; Mortality; Older patients

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGED HOSPITAL PATIENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DSM-IV; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THAILAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

DELIRIUM; HOSPITALIZED; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; OLDER PATIENTS;

AGED; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THAILAND; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84885895148     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ggi.12041     Document Type: Article

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