The refeeding syndrome; easily overlooked as a cause of delirium in psychiatric and medical intensive care

Journal of Psychiatric Intensive Care

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 119-123

  Krabbenbos, Imre ^a   Siegers, Peter ^a   Bruins, Peter ^a  

^a ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

cerebrovascular incident; delirium; Hypophosphataemia; refeeding syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011486165     PISSN: 17426464     EISSN: 17442206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742646412000234     Document Type: Article

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