The impact of hospitalisation on the initiation and long-term use of benzodiazepines

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 291-295

  Stuffken, Rutger ^a,b   Van Hulten, Rolf P ^b   Heerdink, Eibert R ^b   Movig, Kris L L ^c   Egberts, Antoine C G ^b  

^a Ziekenhuis Hilversum   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; Chronic disease score; Hospitalisation; Long term use; Prescription

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DIAZEPAM; HYPNOTIC AGENT; NITRAZEPAM; OXAZEPAM; SEDATIVE AGENT; TEMAZEPAM; ZOLPIDEM; ZOPICLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 21244489609     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-005-0918-5     Document Type: Article

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