Mortality in elderly men with low psychosocial coping resources using anxiolytic - hypnotic drugs

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 294-297

  Merlo, Juan ^a   Östergren, Per Olof ^a   Månsson, Nils Ove ^a   Hanson, Bertil S ^a   Isacsson, Sven Olof ^a   Blennow, Göran ^a   Ranstam, Jonas ^b   Melander, Arne ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Network for Pharmacoepidemiology Foundation   (Sweden)

Author keywords

anxiolytic hypnotic drugs; coping; elderly; emotional support; mortality; social participation

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVAL; SWEDEN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN;

EID: 84993734253     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14034948000280041301     Document Type: Article

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