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Effect of anxiolytic and hypnotic drug prescriptions on mortality hazards: Retrospective cohort study
Journal article published in 2014 by
Scott Weich 
,
Hannah Louise Pearce,
Peter Croft,
Swaran Singh,
Ilana Crome,
James Bashford,
Martin Frisher
,
Hannah Louise Pearce,
Peter Croft,
Swaran Singh,
Ilana Crome,
James Bashford,
Martin Frisher
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
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Abstract
Objective To test the hypothesis that people taking anxiolytic and hypnotic drugs are at increased risk of premature mortality, using primary care prescription records and after adjusting for a wide range of potential confounders.