Meta-analysis of benzodiazepine use in the treatment of insomnia.

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  2000

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  CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne

• Publication date

  2000-01-25

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  Medicine

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  PMID 10674059PMCID PMC1232276
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