Risk of a new benzodiazepine prescription in relation to recent hospitalization

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 184-188

  Grad, Roland ^a,b   Tamblyn, Robyn ^a   Holbrook, Anne M ^c,d   Hurley, Jerry ^c   Feightner, John ^e   Gayton, David ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d CENTRE FOR EVALUATION OF MEDICINES   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aged; Benzodiazepines; Drug utilization; Hospitalization; Risk

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032963329     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb04576.x     Document Type: Article

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