Association between delirium superimposed on dementia and mortality in hospitalized older adults: A prospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Hospitalized older adults with preexisting dementia have increased risk of having delirium, but little is known regarding the effect of delirium superimposed on dementia (DSD) on the outcomes of these patients. Our aim was to investigate the association between DSD and hospital mortality...

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Autores principales: Avelino-Silva, Thiago J., Campora, Flavia, Curiati, Jose A. E., Jacob-Filho, Wilson
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5370103/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28350792
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002264

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5370103/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28350792
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002264

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