Research paper does not show causal link between benzodiazepine use and diagnosis of dementia

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 345, Issue 7885, 2012, Pages

  Coyle Gilchrist, Ian T S ^a   Peck, Lorraine F ^b   Rowe, James B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b HILLINGDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE;

CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIFFUSE LEWY BODY DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG USE; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; PARASOMNIA; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; SLEEP DISORDER;

BENZODIAZEPINES; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84870489859     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e7984     Document Type: Letter

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