Applicability of Anticholinergic Risk Scale in hospitalized elderly persons
Abstract Objective: to define the applicability of the Anticholinergic Risk Scale (ARS) as a risk indicator of delirium in hospitalized elderly persons. Method: the medical records of elderly patients hospitalized in the medical wards of a teaching hospital were analyzed with the ARS, translated a...
Main Authors: | Milton Luiz Gorzoni, Renato Moraes Alves Fabbri |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) , Universidade Aberta a Terceira Idade (UnAti)
2017-02-01
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-98232017000100123&tlng=pt |
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