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Aripiprazole and haloperidol in the treatment of delirium

Soenke Boettger Department of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry and Medical Psychiatry, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York University Langone Medical Center, 462 First Avenue, New York, New York 10016, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, MD (Attending Physician) ,
Miriam Friedlander Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
, MD (Assistant Professor) ,
William Breitbart Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
, MD (Professor) &
Steven Passik Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
, MD (Associate Professor)
Pages 477-482 | Published online: 12 May 2011

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