January 14, 2008Open Access

One-Year Health Care Costs Associated With Delirium in the Elderly Population

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The economic impact of delirium is substantial, rivaling the health care costs of falls and diabetes mellitus. These results highlight the need for increased efforts to mitigate this clinically significant and costly disorder.

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Douglas Leslie (Mon,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dcdee4854f360ad635949d https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2007.4

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