Open AccessBenzodiazepine Use and Long-Term Mortality in South Korean Adult Population: A Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Tak Kyu Oh,
Hye Youn Park,
In Ae Song
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
yonsei medical journal/yonsei medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1976-2437
pISSN - 0513-5796
DOI - 10.3349/ymj.2021.62.6.528
Subject(s) - term (time) , medicine , cohort , demography , population , cohort study , gerontology , environmental health , sociology , physics , quantum mechanics
Studies have reported mixed results on the association between benzodiazepine use and mortality. Here, we investigated whether benzodiazepine use is associated with a higher risk of 5-year all-cause mortality, and examined the association between benzodiazepine use and 5-year disease-specific mortality.