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- Title
Multicomponent geriatric intervention for elderly inpatients with delirium: a randomized, controlled trial.
- Authors
Pitkälä, Kaisu H; Laurila, Jouko V; Strandberg, Timo E; Tilvis, Reijo S
- Abstract
Delirium is a common syndrome with poor prognosis affecting elderly inpatients. Treatment is mainly based on common sense with wide variations in practice. We investigated whether intensified, multicomponent geriatric treatment could improve the prognosis of delirious patients.
- Publication
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 2006, Vol 61, Issue 2, p176
- ISSN
1079-5006
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/gerona/61.2.176