The nature and extent of drug-related hospitalisations in Australia

Journal of Quality in Clinical Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-22

  Roughead, E E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adverse drug events; Drug related hospitalisation; Iatrogenic

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CYTOTOXIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DRUG COST; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; INCIDENCE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT CODING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION;

EID: 0033026150     PISSN: 13205455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1762.1999.00288.x     Document Type: Article

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