Communicating the frequency of adverse drug reactions to female patients

Drug Information Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 251-272

  Franic, Duska M ^a,b   Pathak, Dev S ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Division of Pharmacy Practice and Administration   (United States)

Author keywords

ADR; Base rate; Context; Frequentist expressions; Medical decision making; Severity

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG LABELING; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRY EYE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEIZURE; STOMACH ULCER; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0034123619     PISSN: 00928615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009286150003400134     Document Type: Article

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