General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 32, Issue 2 , Pages 176-181 , March 2010

Incidence and correlates of delirium in a West African mental health clinic

  • Bolanle Adeyemi Ola, M.B.Ch.B., F.W.A.C.P., F.M.C.Psych.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Behavioural Medicine, Lagos State University College of Medicine/Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, 23401, Lagos, Nigeria
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +234 7055441675.
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  • Jim Crabb, M.B.Ch.B., M.R.C.Psych.

      Affiliations

    • The Southern General Hospital, G51 4TF Glasgow, United Kingdom
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  • Rajeev Krishnadas, M.B.B.S., M.D., M.R.C.Psych.

      Affiliations

    • Sackler Institute of Psychobiological Research, Section of Psychological Medicine, Southern General Hospital, G51 4TF Glasgow, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Adebayo Rasheed Erinfolami, M.B.B.S., F.M.C.Psych.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria
    • ,
  • Andrew Olagunju, M.B.B.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Lagos Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria

Received 31 July 2009 ,Accepted 16 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2009.10.005

General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 32, Issue 2 , Pages 176-181 , March 2010

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