The use of hypnosedative drugs in a university hospital setting

Acta Clinica Belgica

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 225-232

  Warie, Hans ^a,b   Petrovic, M ^a   Somers, A ^a   Mariman, A ^a   Robays, H ^a   Pevernagie, D ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Drug utilisation; Hypnosedatives; Prescribing patterns

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BROMAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; FLUNITRAZEPAM; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; LORAZEPAM; LORMETAZEPAM; TETRAZEPAM; TRAZODONE; ZOLPIDEM; ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE;

ADULT; AGE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG TREATMENT DURATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; POLYPHARMACY; PREDICTION; PRESCRIPTION; SEX; SLEEP DISORDER; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0242332809     PISSN: 00015512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/acb.2003.58.4.003     Document Type: Article

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