Under-reporting of adverse drug reactions. Estimate based on a spontaneous reporting scheme and a sentinel system

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 483-488

  Alvarez Requejo, A ^a,b   Carvajal, A ^a,d   Begaud B ^c   Moride, Y ^c   Vega, T ^b   Martin Arias L H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b Technological Agricultural Institute of Castilla y Leon   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reactions; Pharmacovigilance

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ARTICLE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; AGED; DRUG MONITORING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SPAIN;

EID: 0031709470     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002280050498     Document Type: Article

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