Risk Factors in Preventable Adverse Drug Events in Pediatric Outpatients

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 225-231

  Zandieh, Stephanie O ^a   Goldmann, Donald A ^b,c,d   Keohane, Carol A ^e   Yoon, Catherine ^e   Bates, David W ^d,e,f   Kaushal, Rainu ^a,d,e  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICATION ERROR; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; POLYPHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT DURATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PEDIATRICS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38349113768     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.09.054     Document Type: Article

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