The association between dementia and long-term use of benzodiazepine in the elderly: nested case–control study using claims data
CS Wu, SC Wang, IS Chang, KM Lin - The American journal of geriatric …, 2009 - Elsevier
Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the association between long-term
benzodiazepines (BZDs) use and the risk of dementia. Design: Population-based nested
case–control study of dementia. Setting: All subjects were aged 45 and older and enrolled in
the National Health Insurance Research Database in Taiwan, 1997–2004. Participants:
Cases (N= 779) were patients who were identified with dementia at least two times in their
outpatient claims. They were individually matched to six comparison subjects (N= 4,626) …
benzodiazepines (BZDs) use and the risk of dementia. Design: Population-based nested
case–control study of dementia. Setting: All subjects were aged 45 and older and enrolled in
the National Health Insurance Research Database in Taiwan, 1997–2004. Participants:
Cases (N= 779) were patients who were identified with dementia at least two times in their
outpatient claims. They were individually matched to six comparison subjects (N= 4,626) …