Comparison of hospital episodes with 'drug-induced' disorders and spontaneously reported adverse drug reactions

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 233-237

  Barrow, Paul ^a   Waller, Patrick ^b   Wise, Lesley ^a  

^a MEDICINES AND HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS REGULATORY AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Pharmacoepidemiology ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reaction; Drug safety; HES data; Hospital admission; Pharmacovigilance; Yellow Card

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG TOXICITY; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33644907172     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2005.02554.x     Document Type: Article

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