Misclassification of current benzodiazepine exposure by use of a single baseline measurement and its effects upon studies of injuries

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 663-669

  Ray, Wayne A ^a,b   Thapa, Purushottam B ^c   Gideon, Patricia ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; Exposure misclassification; Falls; Nursing homes

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG USE; ERROR; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSING HOME; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; RISK FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOME FOR THE AGED; INFORMATION PROCESSING; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); COHORT STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TENNESSEE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036902474     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.728     Document Type: Article

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