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Delirium really matters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2014

David Ames*
Affiliation:
Director National Ageing Research Institute, and Professor of Ageing and Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; former Editor in Chief and current book review editor for International Psychogeriatrics Email: [email protected]
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The editorial team has chosen the paper by Ritchie and colleagues on C-reactive Protein (C-RP) and delirium, which immediately follows this commentary in this current issue of International Psychogeriatrics, to be the paper of the month.

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Commentary Paper of the Month
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Copyright © International Psychogeriatric Association 2014 

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