Benzodiazepine Use in Older Adults: Dangers, Management, and Alternative Therapies.

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  2016

• Venue

  Mayo Clinic proceedings

• Publication date

  2016-11-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1016/j.mayocp.2016.07.024PMID 27814838
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