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Case Reports
. 2021 Jun;21(6):540.
doi: 10.1111/ggi.14163. Epub 2021 Apr 8.

Delirium triggered by COVID-19 vaccine in an elderly patient

Luis Fernando Zavala-Jonguitud  1 , Carla Cristina Pérez-García  2
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Case Reports

Delirium triggered by COVID-19 vaccine in an elderly patient

Luis Fernando Zavala-Jonguitud et al. Geriatr Gerontol Int. 2021 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; COVID-19 vaccine; delirium; elderly; frail.

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