The prescribing dilemma of benzodiazepines

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 923-926

  Sim, Moira G ^a   Khong, Eric ^a   Wain, Toni D ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION;

AUSTRALIA; BENZODIAZEPINES; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 38449100274     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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