Intravenous infusion of midazolam and flunitrazepam for insomnia on Japanese palliative care units [2]

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 301-302

  Matsuo, Naoki ^a   Morita, Tatsuya ^b  

^a SAITAMA CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^b SEIREI MIKATAHARA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; FLUNITRAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM;

CANCER PATIENT; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INFUSION; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; JAPAN; LETTER; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; FLUNITRAZEPAM; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; JAPAN; MIDAZOLAM; PALLIATIVE CARE; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS;

EID: 27344439320     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2005.08.009     Document Type: Letter

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