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Term: Anti-Insomnia Agent
Glossary Definition
Last Updated: 2015-01-29
Definition:
Medications with sedative and hypnotic effects that are used to induce or maintain sleep (Miller and Keane, 2003).
Additional Information
- see Table 2.2 in Chateau et al. (2015) for examples of anti-insomnia agents associated with the quality indicators used in this study.
Related terms
References
- Miller BF, Keane CB. Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, 7th edition. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders; 2003.(View)
Term used in
- Chateau D, Enns M, Ekuma O, Koseva I, McDougall C, Kulbaba C, Allegro E. Evaluation of the Manitoba IMPRxOVE Program. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2015. [Report] [Summary] (View)
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