Patterns of chronic benzodiazepine use in the elderly

Abstract Background In several countries, prevalence studies demonstrate that chronic use of BZD in the elderly population is very high. This scenario has reached pandemic proportions for decades and is an important public health problem. Objectives To examine the independent association between...

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Main Authors: Vanessa Sgnaolin, Paula Engroff, Camila Pereira Andrade, Fernanda Loureiro, Eduardo Lopes Nogueira, Alfredo Cataldo Neto, Irenio Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo
Series:Archives of Clinical Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-60832016000400079&lng=en&tlng=en