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Balancing risks and benefits: nuisance medication and cognitive decline in late-life

Commentary on “Benzodiazepine use and risk of incident MCI and dementia in a community sample” by Teverovsky et al.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 June 2023

Jordan F. Karp ,
Matthew Erisman  and
Jasmine Singh
Jordan F. Karp*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine – Tucson, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Matthew Erisman
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine – Tucson, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Jasmine Singh
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine – Tucson, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
*
Email: [email protected]
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 36 , Special Issue 2: Issue Theme: Psycho-Bio-Social Risk Factors and Dementia , February 2024 , pp. 89 - 91
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