Special articleThe dilemma of delirium: Clinical and research controversies regarding diagnosis and evaluation of delirium in hospitalized elderly medical patients☆
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Supported in part by grants from the Retirement Research Foundation (Grant# 91-66) and the Sandoz Foundation for Gerontological Research (Grant #11).
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Dr. Inouye is a Dana Foundation Faculty Scholar and recipient of Academic Award #1K08AG0052401 from the National Institute on Aging.
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