Benzodiazepine use and the risk of motor vehicle crash in the elderly

JAMA

Volumn 278, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-31

  Hemmelgarn, Brenda ^a   Suissa, Samy ^a   Huang, Allen ^a   Boivin, Jean Francois ^a   Pinard, Gilbert ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BROMAZEPAM; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CLONAZEPAM; CLORAZEPATE; FLURAZEPAM; LORAZEPAM; NITRAZEPAM; OXAZEPAM; TEMAZEPAM; TRIAZOLAM;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVING ABILITY; DROWSINESS; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG SAFETY; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0031006290     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.278.1.27     Document Type: Article

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