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UNCONVENTIONAL INDICATORS OF DRUG DEPENDENCE AMONG ELDERLY LONG-TERM USERS OF BENZODIAZEPINES

Philippe Voyer Faculty of Nursing Sciences, Laval UniversityCite Universitaire,Quebec, Canada, St. Sacrement Hospital, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
, RN, PhD,
Michael McCubbin Faculty of Nursing Sciences, Laval University, Cite Universitaire, Quebec, Canada, Research Group on Social Integration and Organization and Evaluation of Services in Mental Health, CLSC Haute-Ville-Des-Rivières, Quebec City, Canada
, PhD,
David Cohen College of Health and Urban Affairs, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA
, PhD,
Sylvie Lauzon School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ottawa University, Ottawa, Canada
, RN, PhD,
Johanne Collin Faculty of Pharmacy, Université de Montréal, and Research Group on the Social Aspects in Health and Prevention, Montréal, Quebec City, Canada
, PhD &
Caroline Boivin Geriatric Research Unit St. Sacrement Hospital Center, Quebec City, Canada
Pages 603-628 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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