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Editorial
. 2010 Jan;85(1):12-4.
doi: 10.4065/mcp.2009.0724.

Delirium: a cognitive cost of the comfort of procedural sedation in elderly patients?

Gregory Crosby, Deborah J Culley, Edward R Marcantonio
Editorial

Delirium: a cognitive cost of the comfort of procedural sedation in elderly patients?

Gregory Crosby et al. Mayo Clin Proc. 2010 Jan.
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