Adverse drug events: What's the truth?

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 165-166

  Dean, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0038650947     PISSN: 09638172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qhc.12.3.165     Document Type: Review

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