Adverse drug events resulting from patient errors in older adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 271-276

  Field, Terry S ^a,b,c   Mazor, Kathleen M ^b,c   Briesacher, Becky ^c   DeBellis, Kristin R ^a,b,c   Gurwitz, Jerry H ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Fallon Clinic   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse drug events; Medication errors; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GROUP PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICARE; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; SCORING SYSTEM; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; POLYPHARMACY; SELF ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 33846627300     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01047.x     Document Type: Article

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