Surveillance of methadone-related adverse drug events using multiple public health data sources

Journal of Biomedical Informatics

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 382-389

  Sims, Shannon A ^a   Snow, Laverne A ^a,b   Porucznik, Christina A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UTAH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse drug events; Methadone; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

DRUG PRODUCTS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE; STATISTICS;

ADVERSE DRUG EVENTS; METHADONE; PATIENT SAFETY; PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES;

HEALTH CARE;

METHADONE;

ARTICLE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; DEATH CERTIFICATES; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; METHADONE; MORTALITY; OVERDOSE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; REGISTRIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UTAH;

EID: 34547523325     PISSN: 15320464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbi.2006.10.004     Document Type: Article

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