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. 2015 Jun 9;5(6):e007070. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007070

Table 1.

Prevalence rates (95% CIs) of prescribing benzodiazepines to children aged 0–15 years from 2002 to 2011

Year Prevalence rate per 1000 GMS population (95% CI)
2002 8.56 (8.20 to 8.92)
2003 8.64 (8.28 to 9.00)
2004 8.20 (7.84 to 8.56)
2005 8.42 (8.06 to 8.78)
2006 7.34 (7.01 to 7.67)
2007 6.88 (6.57 to 7.19)
2008 6.32 (6.04 to 6.60)
2009 5.95 (5.69 to 6.21)
2010 5.27 (5.03 to 5.50)
2011 5.33 (5.10 to 5.55)

GMS, General Medical Services.