Hypnosedative use and predictors of successful withdrawal in new patients attending a falls clinic: A retrospective, cohort study

Drugs and Aging

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 915-924

  Joester, Jenna ^a   Vogler, Constance M ^a,b   Chang, Kevin ^a,b   Hilmer, Sarah N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines, therapeutic use; Drug withdrawal; Elderly; Hypnosedatives, therapeutic use; Insomnia; Zaleplon, therapeutic use; Zolpidem, therapeutic use; Zopiclone, therapeutic use

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; DOSULEPIN; DOXEPIN; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; IMIPRAMINE; LORAZEPAM; MIANSERIN; MIRTAZAPINE; NITRAZEPAM; NORTRIPTYLINE; OXAZEPAM; TEMAZEPAM; TRIAZOLAM; ZOLPIDEM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REBOUND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIDE EFFECT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PYRIDINES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 77958522767     PISSN: 1170229X     EISSN: 11791969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11584480-000000000-00000     Document Type: Article

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