Diazepam conversion in older adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1204-1205

  Vogel, Erin A ^a   Klockars, Sara J ^a   Billups, Sarah J ^b   Dugan, Jennifer P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; LONG ACTING DRUG; SHORT ACTING DRUG; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT;

AGE; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANTICIPATORY ANXIETY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DRUG ACCUMULATION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG USE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; IRRITABILITY; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; SOMNOLENCE; TELEPHONE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGED; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; DIAZEPAM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 77953113537     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02890.x     Document Type: Letter

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