Benzodiazepines utilization and self-medication as correlates of stress in the population of Serbia

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 315-322

  Divac, Nevena ^a   Jašović, Miroslava ^b   Djukić, Ljiljana ^c   Vujnović, Melita ^d   Babić, Dragan ^a   Bajčetić, Milica ^a   Samardžić, Ranka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b CLINICAL CENTER OF SERBIA   (Serbia)

^c Institute of Public Health of Serbia   (Serbia)

^d WHO Regional Office for Europe   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; Diazepam; Free sale; Self medication; Stress; War

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; BENZODIAZEPINE; BROMAZEPAM; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CLORAZEPATE; DIAZEPAM; LORAZEPAM; MEDAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; NITRAZEPAM; OXAZEPAM; PRAZEPAM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG UTILIZATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NEUROSIS; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; POPULATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; SELF MEDICATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS; YUGOSLAVIA;

EID: 2542548822     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.940     Document Type: Article

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