JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 7 , Pages 511-512 , September 2009

Detecting Delirium Using Different Diagnostic Criteria Among Long-Term Care Residents

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PII: S1525-8610(09)00193-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.04.012

JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 7 , Pages 511-512 , September 2009

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