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Bringing delirium into the 21st century: will physicians get the app out?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 July 2015

Kenneth Rockwood
Kenneth Rockwood*
Affiliation:
Dalhousie University, Department of Medicine (Divisions of Geriatric Medicine & Neurology), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Email: Kenneth.Rockwood@Dal.Ca
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Invited commentary for International Psychogeriatrics on Tieges Z, Stíobhairt A, Scott K, Suchorab K, Weir A, Parks S, Shenkin S and MacLullich A. Development of a smartphone application for the objective detection of attentional deficits in delirium. International Psychogeriatrics. 2015 Mar 6:1–12.

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Commentary paper of the month
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 27 , Issue 8 , August 2015 , pp. 1247 - 1249
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Copyright © International Psychogeriatric Association 2015 

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