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Journal of Psychoactive Drugs Volume 15, 1983 - Issue 1-2: The Benzodiazepines. Two Decades of Research and Clinical Experience
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PROPER PRESCRIBING OF THE BENZODIAZEPINES

The Role of Benzodiazepines in the Management of Neurological and Muscular Disorders

Julie G. Botvin Madorsky Spinal Cord Injury Program, Casa Colina Hospital for Rehabilitative Medicine, 255 East Bonita Avenue, Pomona, California, 91767
Pages 45-48 | Published online: 19 Jan 2012

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