Delirium screening: A systematic review of delirium screening tools in hospitalized patients

Gerontologist

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1079-1099

  De, Jayita ^a   Wand, Anne P F ^a,b  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Delirium; Delirium screening tools; Diagnosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; DELIRIUM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE;

AGED; DELIRIUM; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MASS SCREENING; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 84964587655     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnv100     Document Type: Review

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