Benzodiazepines risk, abuse, and dependence: A tsunami in a tea cup

Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Hidalgo, Rosario B ^a   Sheehan, David V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE; MEPROBAMATE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG SAFETY; FALLING; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LETTER; PRESCRIPTION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 77649104540     PISSN: 15505952     EISSN: 15555194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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