Geriatric Nursing
Volume 27, Issue 3 , Pages 151-157 , May 2006

Delirium in the Hospitalized Elder and Recommendations for Practice

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doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2006.03.014

Geriatric Nursing
Volume 27, Issue 3 , Pages 151-157 , May 2006

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