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Is Delirium Better Managed in Hospital or At Home?

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  1. Department of Geriatric Medicine, Monash Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Anna Sigley

  2. Department of Geriatric Medicine, St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia

    Benny Katz

  3. Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Benny Katz

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  1. Infectious Diseases and General Medicine, Monash Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Ralph Junckerstorff

  2. Rheumatology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Sharmayne Brady

  3. General Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Ar Kar Aung

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Sigley, A., Katz, B. (2023). Is Delirium Better Managed in Hospital or At Home?. In: Junckerstorff, R., Brady, S., Aung, A.K. (eds) Beyond Evidence-Based Medicine. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4440-8_24

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