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General practitioners’ prescriptions of benzodiazepines, Z-hypnotics and opioid analgesics for elderly patients during direct and indirect contacts. A cross-sectional, observational study

Anne Cathrine SundsethDepartment of General Practice, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; Correspondence[email protected]
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Svein GjelstadDepartment of General Practice, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; View further author information
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Jorund StraandDepartment of General Practice, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; ;General Practice Research Unit, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayView further author information
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Elin O. RosvoldDepartment of General Practice, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; View further author information
Pages 115-122 | Received 28 Feb 2017, Accepted 23 Feb 2018, Published online: 14 Apr 2018

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Ida Hollsten, Billa Mouritsardóttir Foldbo, Merethe Kristine Kousgaard Andersen & Jørgen Nexøe. (2020) Insomnia in the elderly: reported reasons and their associations with medication in general practice in Denmark. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care 38:2, pages 210-218.
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Daniela F. Curado, Viviam V. de Barros, Ana R. Noto & Emérita S. Opaleye. (2022) Dependence on hypnotics: a comparative study between chronic users of benzodiazepines and Z-drugs. Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry 44:3, pages 248-256.
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Socheat Cheng, Tahreem Ghazal Siddiqui, Michael Gossop, Espen Saxhaug Kristoffersen & Christofer Lundqvist. (2019) Sociodemographic, clinical and pharmacological profiles of medication misuse and dependence in hospitalised older patients in Norway: a prospective cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 9:9, pages e031483.
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