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Prevalence and detection of delirium in elderly emergency department patients

Michel Élie, François Rousseau, Martin Cole, François Primeau, Jane McCusker and François Bellavance
CMAJ October 17, 2000 163 (8) 977-981;
Michel Élie
From the *Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Que; †St. Mary's Hospital Center, Montreal, Que.; the ‡Department of Psychiatry, Université Laval, Quebec City, Que.; §Robert Giffard Hospital Center, Pavillon Roy Rousseau, Quebec City, Que.; the ¶Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, Que.; the **Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, St. Mary's Hospital Center, Montreal, Que.; and the ††Service de l'enseignement des méthodes quantitatives de gestion, École des Hautes Études Commerciales, Montreal, Que.
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François Rousseau
From the *Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Que; †St. Mary's Hospital Center, Montreal, Que.; the ‡Department of Psychiatry, Université Laval, Quebec City, Que.; §Robert Giffard Hospital Center, Pavillon Roy Rousseau, Quebec City, Que.; the ¶Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, Que.; the **Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, St. Mary's Hospital Center, Montreal, Que.; and the ††Service de l'enseignement des méthodes quantitatives de gestion, École des Hautes Études Commerciales, Montreal, Que.
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Martin Cole
From the *Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Que; †St. Mary's Hospital Center, Montreal, Que.; the ‡Department of Psychiatry, Université Laval, Quebec City, Que.; §Robert Giffard Hospital Center, Pavillon Roy Rousseau, Quebec City, Que.; the ¶Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, Que.; the **Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, St. Mary's Hospital Center, Montreal, Que.; and the ††Service de l'enseignement des méthodes quantitatives de gestion, École des Hautes Études Commerciales, Montreal, Que.
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François Primeau
From the *Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Que; †St. Mary's Hospital Center, Montreal, Que.; the ‡Department of Psychiatry, Université Laval, Quebec City, Que.; §Robert Giffard Hospital Center, Pavillon Roy Rousseau, Quebec City, Que.; the ¶Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, Que.; the **Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, St. Mary's Hospital Center, Montreal, Que.; and the ††Service de l'enseignement des méthodes quantitatives de gestion, École des Hautes Études Commerciales, Montreal, Que.
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Jane McCusker
From the *Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Que; †St. Mary's Hospital Center, Montreal, Que.; the ‡Department of Psychiatry, Université Laval, Quebec City, Que.; §Robert Giffard Hospital Center, Pavillon Roy Rousseau, Quebec City, Que.; the ¶Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, Que.; the **Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, St. Mary's Hospital Center, Montreal, Que.; and the ††Service de l'enseignement des méthodes quantitatives de gestion, École des Hautes Études Commerciales, Montreal, Que.
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François Bellavance
From the *Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Que; †St. Mary's Hospital Center, Montreal, Que.; the ‡Department of Psychiatry, Université Laval, Quebec City, Que.; §Robert Giffard Hospital Center, Pavillon Roy Rousseau, Quebec City, Que.; the ¶Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, Que.; the **Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, St. Mary's Hospital Center, Montreal, Que.; and the ††Service de l'enseignement des méthodes quantitatives de gestion, École des Hautes Études Commerciales, Montreal, Que.
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