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Association between prescribed central nervous system depressant drugs, comorbidity and cognition among hospitalised older patients: a cross-sectional study

OBJECTIVES: Central nervous system depressants (CNSDs) such as opioids, benzodiazepine and Z-hypnotics are commonly used. However, CNSDs may influence cognitive function, especially in older hospitalised patients with comorbidities. The aim was to examine the association between CNSD use and cogniti...

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Autores principales: Siddiqui, Tahreem Ghazal, Cheng, Socheat, Gossop, Michael, Kristoffersen, Espen Saxhaug, Grambaite, Ramune, Lundqvist, Christofer
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7389767/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32718926
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038432