Psycholeptic use in aged care homes in Tasmania, Australia

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 189-193

  Westbury, J L ^a   Jackson, S ^a   Peterson, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged care; Antipsychotic; Benzodiazepine; Dementia; Elderly; Sedative

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; HYPNOTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUTRON RADIATION; NEW ZEALAND; NURSING HOME; RESIDENT; SLEEP DISORDER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BENZODIAZEPINES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SLEEP DISORDERS; TASMANIA;

EID: 77749279871     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2009.01079.x     Document Type: Article

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