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Received from the Section of Geriatric Medicine and Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Supported in part by a grant from the Claude-Worthington Benedum Foundation. Dr. Francis is a recipient of a FIRST Award from the National Institute on Aging (R29AG08568). Dr. Kapoor is a recipient of a Research Career Development Award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (K04 HL01899).
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Francis, J., Kapoor, W.N. Delirium in hospitalized elderly. J Gen Intern Med 5, 65–79 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02602312
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