Physician rationale for benzodiazepine prescriptions to elderly hospitalized patients

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 167-171

  Zisselman, Marc H ^a,b   Rovner, Barry W ^a   Yuen, Elaine J ^a   Sholevar, Darias ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b POLISHER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG INDICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; SEDATION;

EID: 0030905198     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019442-199721520-00009     Document Type: Article

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