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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Trends of benzodiazepine prescribing and the risk of hip fracture in elderly patients in Taiwan: A population-based study

Agnes L.F. Chan Department of Pharmacy, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Shun-Jin Lin School of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Pages 47-52 | Received 14 May 2009, Accepted 12 Oct 2009, Published online: 22 Feb 2010

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