Characteristics associated with benzodiazepine usage in elderly outpatients in Taiwan

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 618-624

  Cheng, Jur Shan ^a,c   Huang, Weng Foung ^b   Lin, Keh Ming ^a   Shih, Yaw Tang ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; The elderly; Treatment dosage; Treatment period

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE;

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; NEOPLASM; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PRESCRIPTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRESCRIPTIONS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 46749125041     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1950     Document Type: Article

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