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The Duration of Delirium in Medical and Postoperative Patients Referred for Psychiatric Consultation

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  1. Section of Psychiatry and Psychology, Virginia Mason Medical Center, and Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of Washington Medical School, Seattle, Washington

    Peter J. Manos

  2. Virginia Mason Research Center, Virginia Mason Medical Center, 98111, Seattle, Washington

    Rae Wu

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Manos, P.J., Wu, R. The Duration of Delirium in Medical and Postoperative Patients Referred for Psychiatric Consultation. Ann Clin Psychiatry 9, 219–226 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022300309496

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