Drug-related illness in emergency department patients

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1422-1426

  Dennehy, Cathi E ^a,b,d   Kishi, Donald T ^c   Louie, Clifton ^b  

^a Univ California S Francisco M   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c AU

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Albuterol; Anticoagulants; Compliance; Costs; Hospitals; Insulin; Insulins; Patient information; Pharmacists, hospital; Rational therapy; Respiratory smooth muscle relaxants; Toxicity; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; INSULIN; SALBUTAMOL; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; WARFARIN;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLEEDING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

EID: 0029888735     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/53.12.1422     Document Type: Article

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