Delirium in elderly people: a review.

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Published in Front Neurol on June 19, 2012

Authors

Sónia Martins1, Lia Fernandes

Author Affiliations

1: Research and Education Unit on Aging, UNIFAI/ICBAS, University of Porto Porto, Portugal.

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