OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to determine risk factors for depression among elderly
community subjects. METHOD: MEDLINE and PsycINFO were searched for potentially …

The heat inactivation of microbial spores and the mortality of vegetative cells exposed to
heat or a hostile environment have been traditionally assumed to be governed by first-order …

Background Delirium has not been found to be a significant predictor of postdischarge
mortality, but previous research has methodologic limitations including small sample sizes and …

OBJECTIVE: Delirium is frequent in elderly hospitalized patients. Many studies have
examined its risk factors, but results have been quite variable. Thus, the goal of this study is to …

Delirium is a mental disorder characterized by disturbances in consciousness, orientation,
memory, thought, perception, and behavior, of acute onset and fluctuating course. It occurs in …

Background Use of anticholinergic (ACH) medications is a biologically plausible and
potentially modifiable risk factor of delirium, but research findings are conflicting regarding its …

Real-time control over and reversibility of biomolecule–surface interactions at interfaces is
an increasingly important goal for a range of scientific fields and applications. The field of …

Background: Delirium in older hospital inpatients appears to be associated with various
adverse outcomes. The limitations of previous research on this association have included small …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the prognosis of depression in
elderly community and primary care populations. METHOD: Medline and PsycINFO were …

BACKGROUND Depression, with up to 11.9% prevalence in the general population, is a
common disorder strongly associated with increased morbidity. The accuracy of non-psychiatric …