Appropriateness of benzodiazepine prescribing in general practice

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 411-

  van Rijswijk, E ^a,c   Zandstra, S M ^a   van de Lisdonk, E H ^a   Zitman, F G ^b   van Weel, C ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Department of General Practice ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ANXIETY DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FALLING; FRACTURE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LETTER; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOOD DISORDER; NETHERLANDS; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP DISORDER;

EID: 23144462565     PISSN: 09461965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/cpp43411     Document Type: Letter

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