Hospitalization as a turning point for sleep medication use in older adults: Prospective cohort study

Drugs and Aging

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 565-576

  Zisberg, Anna ^a   Shadmi, Efrat ^a   Sinoff, Gary ^a,b   Gur Yaish, Nurit ^a   Srulovici, Einav ^a   Shochat, Tamar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; Drug utilisation; Elderly; Hospitalisation; Prescribing; Sleep

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP MEDICINE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

AGED; BENZODIAZEPINES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84919911064     PISSN: 1170229X     EISSN: 11791969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11632350-000000000-00000     Document Type: Article

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