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. 2006 Nov 1;6(6):540–543. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.6-6-540
Delirium: an update on diagnosis, treatment and prevention
Najma Siddiqi
1, Allan House
1
Najma Siddiqi, MBChB MRCP MRCPsych
1Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, Institute of Health Sciences and Public Health Research, University of Leeds
Academic Specialist Registrar, Psychiatry
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Allan House, BSc MBBS MRCP MRCPsych DM
1Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, Institute of Health Sciences and Public Health Research, University of Leeds
Professor of Liaison Psychiatry
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1Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, Institute of Health Sciences and Public Health Research, University of Leeds
Roles
Najma Siddiqi: MBChB MRCP MRCPsych, Academic Specialist Registrar, Psychiatry
Allan House: BSc MBBS MRCP MRCPsych DM, Professor of Liaison Psychiatry
Key Words: acute confusional state, confusion, delirium, management, prevention, review
© 2006 Royal College of Physicians
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