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The relationship between frailty and delirium: insights from the 2017 Delirium Day study

Paolo Mazzola, Elena Tassistro, Simona Gabriella Di Santo, Emanuela Rossi, Anita Andreano, Maria Grazia Valsecchi, Antonio Cherubini, Alessandra Marengoni, Enrico Mossello, Mario Bo,

Age and Ageing · 2021 · 41 citations · 17 references

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Abstract

in hospitalized older patients, frailty is associated with delirium and with an increased risk of short-term mortality.

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