Spontaneous reporting of adverse drug reactions by nurses

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 647-650

  Bäckström, Martin ^a   Mjorndal T ^a   Dahlqvist, R ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reaction; Nurses; Spontaneous reporting

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BLOOD TOXICITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN; FACTUAL DATABASE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; STATISTICS;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; NURSES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 0036902406     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.753     Document Type: Article

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