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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S. [2]

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Risk factors of confusion can be grouped under two categories, one which increase the chances and the one which precipitate confusion.[1]

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  1. Elie M, Cole MG, Primeau FJ, Bellavance F (1998). "Delirium risk factors in elderly hospitalized patients". J Gen Intern Med. 13 (3): 204–12. PMC 1496920. PMID 9541379. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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