Pharmacosurveillance in hospitalized patients in Italy. Study design of the 'Gruppo Italiano di Farmacovigilanza nell'Anziano' (GIFA)

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 287-295

  Carosella, L ^a   Pahor, M ^b   Pedone, C ^a   Zuccala G ^a   Manto, A ^a   Carbonin, P ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reactions; Drug therapy; Elderly; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; AGED; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSIS; DRUG USE; GERIATRICS; GERONTOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0032852208     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/phrs.1999.0508     Document Type: Article

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