Use of benzodiazepines or benzodiazepine related drugs and the risk of cancer: A population-based case-control study

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1356-1364

  Pottegård, Anton ^a   Friis, Søren ^b   Andersen, Morten ^c   Hallas, Jesper ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; Cancer; Case control study; Pharmacoepidemiology; Population based

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; HYPNOTIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG USE; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY CANCER; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPLASM; PANCREAS CANCER; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CANCER;

AGED; BENZODIAZEPINES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; ODDS RATIO; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84876069023     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bcp.12001     Document Type: Article

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