Delirium in elderly inpatients admitted to clinical wards Prevalence and investigation of clinical conditions in a Brazilian sample
Abstract In Brazil there is scarce data about the occurrence of delirium among hospitalized elderly patients. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of delirium among elderly patients hospitalized in clinical wards. Methods: This cross-sectional study examined a sample of elderly i...
Main Authors: | Fernando de Bortoli Pereira, Marcos Antonio Lopes |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
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Series: | Dementia & Neuropsychologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642018000200152&lng=en&tlng=en |
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