Benzodiazepine prescribing in elderly Australian general practice patients

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 379-381

  Windle, Alice ^a,c   Elliot, Elizabeth ^b   Duszynski, Katherine ^a   Moore, Vivienne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged; Benzodiazepines; Drug; Family practice; Pharmaco epidemiology; Prescriptions

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE;

AGE; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA EXTRACTION; DRUG USE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP DISORDER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; BENZODIAZEPINES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT;

EID: 34548031667     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2007.00091.x     Document Type: Article

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