The use of hypnosedative drugs in a university hospital: Has anything changed in 10 years?

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 723-729

  Somers, Annemie ^a   Robays, Hugo ^a   Audenaert, Kurt ^a   Van Maele, Georges ^a   Bogaert, Marc ^b   Petrovic, Mirko ^a,b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Formulary guidelines; Hypnosedatives (HSs); Prescribing patterns; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; LORAZEPAM; LORMETAZEPAM; ZOLPIDEM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG FORMULARY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP DISORDER; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANXIETY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP DISORDERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79959695665     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: 14321041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-010-0983-2     Document Type: Article

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