Increase in US medication-error deaths between 1983 and 1993

Lancet

Volumn 351, Issue 9103, 1998, Pages 643-644

  Phillips, David P ^a   Christenfeld, Nicholas ^b   Glynn, Laura M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; DEATH; DRUG OVERDOSE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032574258     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(98)24009-8     Document Type: Article

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