Ten-year trend in prescriptions of z-hypnotics among the elderly: A nationwide, cross-sectional study in Taiwan

Journal of Clinical Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 37-41

  Hsiao, Fei Yuan ^a,b   Hsieh, Pei Hua ^a   Gau, Churn Shiouh ^a,c,d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Center for Drug Evaluation   (Taiwan)

^d Executive Yuan   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Elderly; Hypnotics; National Health Insurance Research Database; Utilization pattern; Zolpidem

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; ZALEPLON; ZOLPIDEM; ZOPICLONE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN; TREATMENT DURATION; TREND STUDY;

EID: 84879080394     PISSN: 22108335     EISSN: 22108343     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcgg.2012.12.001     Document Type: Article

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