Benzodiazepine and hypnotic prescribing in an acute adult psychiatric in-patient unit

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 12-14

  Hallahan, Brian P ^a   Murray, Ivan T ^b   McDonald, Colm ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; HYPNOTIC AGENT; LORAZEPAM; ZOLPIDEM; ZOPICLONE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 58149520593     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.107.018382     Document Type: Article

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