Association between acute care and critical illness hospitalization and cognitive function in older adults.

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Published in JAMA on February 24, 2010

Authors

William J Ehlenbach1, Catherine L Hough, Paul K Crane, Sebastien J P A Haneuse, Shannon S Carson, J Randall Curtis, Eric B Larson

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, USA. wje1@u.washington.edu

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