Extent and appropriateness of benzodiazepine use. Results from an elderly urban community

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 173, Issue NOV., 1998, Pages 433-438

  Taylor, S ^a,b   McCracken, C F M ^a   Wilson, K C M ^b   Copeland, J R M ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b St Catherine's Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; TEMAZEPAM; TRIAZOLAM;

AGE; AGED; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; SEDATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

EID: 0031732672     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.173.5.433     Document Type: Article

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