Adverse Reactions to Drugs as a Cause of Admissions to a General Teaching Hospital in Hong Kong

Drug Safety

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 235-240

  Chan, Thomas Y K ^a   Chan, Juliana C N ^a   Tomlinson, Brian ^a   Critchley, Julian A J H ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CAFFEINE; CORTISONE ACETATE; DIHYDRALAZINE PLUS RESERPINE; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDRALAZINE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; INSULIN; NEOZEP; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE; PROPYPHENAZONE; RESERPINE; SALICYLAMIDE; SARIDON; SULFONYLUREA DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; AGED; ARTICLE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; RISK FACTOR;

FEMALE; HONG KONG; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMAN; MALE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF MEDICATION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0026548880     PISSN: 01145916     EISSN: 11791942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00002018-199207030-00008     Document Type: Article

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