The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 187, Issue 3 , Pages 332-337 , March 2004

Admission characteristics of trauma patients in whom delirium develops

  • Richard D Blondell, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
    • University at Buffalo, 462 Grider St., CC-175, Buffalo, NY 14215-3021, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-716-898-4971; fax: +1-716-898-3536.
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  • Glen E Powell, M.S.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
    • ,
  • Heather N Dodds

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
    • ,
  • Stephen W Looney, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, School of Public Health, New Orleans, LA, USA
    • ,
  • James K Lukan, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA

Received 10 February 2003 ,Revised 11 August 2003

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2003.12.027

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 187, Issue 3 , Pages 332-337 , March 2004

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