The association between length of benzodiazepine use and sleep quality in older population

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 908-915

  Béland, Sarah Gabrielle ^a,e   Préville, Michel ^b,c   Dubois, Marie France ^b,d   Lorrain, Dominique ^d,e   Voyer, Philippe ^d,f   Bossé, Cindy ^b,c,e   Grenier, Sebastien ^b,c   Moride, Yola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c HÔPITAL CHARLES LEMOYNE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF GERIATRICS OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

benzodiazepines; older; Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; sleep

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; BENZODIAZEPINE; BROMAZEPAM; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; DIAZEPAM; FLURAZEPAM; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; NITRAZEPAM; OXAZEPAM; TEMAZEPAM; TRIAZOLAM;

AGED; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP QUALITY; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BENZODIAZEPINES; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SLEEP DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80051902253     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2623     Document Type: Review

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