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. 2018 Sep 1;178(9):1275-1277.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.3031.

Assessment of Patterns of Potentially Unsafe Use of Zolpidem

Thomas J Moore  1   2 , Donald R Mattison  3
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Assessment of Patterns of Potentially Unsafe Use of Zolpidem

Thomas J Moore et al. JAMA Intern Med. .

Abstract

This study evaluates data from the US Medical Expenditure Panel Survey to determine the extent of unsafe use of zolpidem.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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