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Editorial

. 2014 Apr;71(4):364-5.

doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2013.4532.

Melatonin prophylaxis in delirium: panacea or paradigm shift?

Sophia E de Rooij¹, Barbara C van Munster², Annemarieke de Jonghe¹

Affiliations

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¹ Section of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
² Section of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands2Department of Geriatrics, Gelre Hospitals, Apeldoorn, the Netherlands.

PMID: 24554149
DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2013.4532

Editorial

Melatonin prophylaxis in delirium: panacea or paradigm shift?

Sophia E de Rooij et al. JAMA Psychiatry. 2014 Apr.

. 2014 Apr;71(4):364-5.

doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2013.4532.

Authors

Sophia E de Rooij¹, Barbara C van Munster², Annemarieke de Jonghe¹

Affiliations

¹ Section of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
² Section of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands2Department of Geriatrics, Gelre Hospitals, Apeldoorn, the Netherlands.

PMID: 24554149
DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2013.4532

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