A new algorithm to identify the causality of adverse drug reactions

Drug Safety

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1159-1161

  Koh, Yvonne ^a   Shu, Chuen Li ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b HEALTH SCIENCES AUTHORITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; ALGORITHMS; CAUSALITY; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS;

EID: 28844483785     PISSN: 01145916     EISSN: 01145916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00002018-200528120-00010     Document Type: Letter

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