The impact of community benzodiazepine prescribing of hospitalization

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-69

  Millar, Helen L ^a   Clunie, Fiona S ^a   McGilchrist, Mark M ^b   McMahon, Alex D ^b   MacDonald, Thomas M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; Community; Drug utilization; Hospitalization; Prescribing; Record linkage

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE;

ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PRESCRIPTION;

EID: 0031056784     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(96)00232-2     Document Type: Article

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