Open AccessSedatives and hypnotics in Stockholm: social factors and kinds of use.
Author(s) -
Gösta Blennow,
Anders Romelsjö,
Håkan Leifman,
Anders Leifman,
Gunilla Karlsson
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.84.2.242
Subject(s) - medicine , demography , incidence (geometry) , logistic regression , prevalence , population , odds ratio , odds , environmental health , gerontology , physics , sociology , optics
The aims of the study were (1) to estimate prevalence rates of current, regular, and long-term use of sedatives and hypnotics and the incidence of regular use in an urban population and (2) to study the association between such use of drugs and sociodemographic factors, symptoms of disease, and alcohol consumption.