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Girard, T.D., Jackson, J.C. & Ely, E.W. Comment on “validity and reliability of the DDS for severity of delirium in the ICU”. Neurocrit Care 4, 190–191 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1385/NCC:4:2:190
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