Use of night-time benzodiazepines in an elderly inpatient population

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 93-97

  Ramesh, M ^a   Roberts, G ^b  

^a JSS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^b REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; Elderly patients; Sleep; Temazepam

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; TEMAZEPAM;

AGED; AGING; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INDICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP INDUCTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; TEMAZEPAM;

EID: 0036242981     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2710.2002.00400.x     Document Type: Article

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