Indicators of Benzodiazepine Use in Nursing Home Residents in France: A Cross-Sectional Study

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 29-33

  De Souto Barreto, Philipe ^a,b   Lapeyre Mestre, Maryse ^a,c   Mathieu, Céline ^d   Piau, Christine ^e   Bouget, Catherine ^e   Cayla, Françoise ^d   Vellas, Bruno ^a,c   Rolland, Yves ^a,c  

^a TOULOUSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c Faculté de Médecine Centre Hospitalo universitaire   (France)

^d Observatoire Régional de La Santé de Midi Pyrénées ORSMIP   (France)

^e Agence régionale de l'hospitalisation de Midi Pyrénées   (France)

Author keywords

Dementia; Nursing home; Older adults; Psychotropic

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG USE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING HOME; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION;

EID: 84871687127     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2012.09.002     Document Type: Article

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