Benzodiazepine use in medical out-patient clinics: A study from a developing country

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 717-720

  Patel, Muhammad Junaid ^a   Ahmer, Syed ^b   Khan, Faheem ^a   Qureshi, Abdullah Waqar Ahmed ^c   Shehzad, Muhammad Farrukh ^c   Muzaffar, Sania ^c  

^a Department of Internal Medicine ^*  (Pakistan)

^b PALMERSTON NORTH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepine; Dependence; Drug use; Medical out patient; Pakistan; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; BENZODIAZEPINE; BROMAZEPAM; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DRUG USE; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INSOMNIA; INTERVIEW; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; BENZODIAZEPINES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PAKISTAN; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84878218124     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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