Use and misuse of benzodiazepines in Brazil: A review

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1053-1069

  Kapczinski, Flávio ^a,b   Amaral, Olavo B ^b   Madruga, Marcelo ^b   Quevedo, João ^b   Busnello, João V ^b   De Lima, Maurício S ^c  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Abuse; Benzodiazepines; Brazil; Misuse

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG USE; HUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; BRAZIL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRUG MONITORING; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034902267     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JA-100104489     Document Type: Article

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