Discontinuation of reimbursement of benzodiazepines in the Netherlands: Does it make a difference?

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 13, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Kollen, Boudewijn J ^a   Van Der Veen, Willem Jan ^b   Groenhof, Feikje ^a   Donker, Gé A ^a,c   Van Der Meer, Klaas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Mental Health Services Drenthe   (Netherlands)

^c Health Centre de Weide   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; FEE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTION FEES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84869219373     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-13-111     Document Type: Article

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