Benzodiazepines and newer hypnotics

MeReC Bulletin

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 17-20

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Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; DIAZEPAM; HYPNOTIC AGENT; LOPRAZOLAM; LORAZEPAM; LORMETAZEPAM; NITRAZEPAM; OXAZEPAM; PLACEBO; TEMAZEPAM; ZALEPLON; ZOLPIDEM; ZOPICLONE;

ANXIETY DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFUSION; CONVULSION; DELIRIUM TREMENS; DEPRESSION; DRUG COST; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HANGOVER; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; META ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 28444493336     PISSN: 14655659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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