Insomnia of older people and use of benzodiazepines in Taiwan

Journal of Clinical Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 67-68

  Chu, Ching Liang ^a,b   Chen, Liang Kung ^b,c  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPNOTIC AGENT; LORAZEPAM; ZOLPIDEM;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN METABOLISM; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DRUG USE; FALLING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELAXATION TRAINING; REM SLEEP; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP HYGIENE EDUCATION; SLEEP RESTRICTION THERAPY; STIMULUS CONTROL THERAPY; TAIWAN; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 84884818247     PISSN: 22108335     EISSN: 22108343     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcgg.2013.04.005     Document Type: Editorial

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