A process for interpreting data on adverse drug events: Determining optimal target levels

Clinical Therapeutics

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL. C, 1998, Pages

  Rich, Darryl S ^a  

^a Division of Accreditation Operations   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse drug events; Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; Medication errors; Target levels

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REVIEW;

EID: 0032431596     PISSN: 01492918     EISSN: 1879114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-2918(98)80009-X     Document Type: Article

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