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T1  - Long-term persistence of withdrawal of temazepam, zopiclone, and zolpidem in older adults : a 3-year follow-up study 
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UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/236756 
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A1  - Puustinen, Juha; Lähteenmäki, Ritva; Nurminen, Janne; Vahlberg, Tero; Aarnio, Pertti; Partinen, Markku; Räihä, Ismo; Neuvonen, Pertti J.; Kivelä, Sirkka-Liisa 
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Y1  - 2018 
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AB  - Background: Studies on persistence of benzodiazepine agonist (BZDA) withdrawal in older outpatients are few, and few studies on long-term persistence over years have yet been published. To describe the persistence of temazepam, zolpidem, and zopiclone (BZDA) withdrawal among older outpatients at 3 years from the beginning of withdrawal, as well as any changes in use of other medications. Methods: 92 outpatients (>= 55 years) with primary insomnia, long-term BZDA use as hypnotics (mean duration o... 
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KW  - Benzodiazepine agonists; Long-term hypnotic use; Withdrawal persistence; Follow-up study; Older outpatients; CLUSTER RANDOMIZED-TRIAL; COGNITIVE FUNCTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SLEEP QUALITY; BENZODIAZEPINES; DISCONTINUATION; INTERVENTIONS; METAANALYSIS; REDUCTION; MELATONIN; 3121 General medicine, internal medicine and other clinical medicine 
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