Amnestic and anxiolytic effects of alprazolam in oral surgery patients

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1061-1070

  Coldwell, Susan E ^a,b   Milgrom, Peter ^a,b   Getz, Tracy ^a,b   Ramsay, Douglas S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Dept of Dent Pub Health Sciences ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; FLUMAZENIL; MIDAZOLAM; TEMAZEPAM;

ADULT; AGORAPHOBIA; AMNESIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSE CALCULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL SURGERY; RECALL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEDATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; WORD RECOGNITION;

EID: 0030982396     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-2391(97)90280-9     Document Type: Article

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