Incidence and economic burden of adverse drug reactions among elderly patients in Ontario emergency departments: A retrospective study

Drug Safety

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 769-781

  Wu, Chen ^a   Bell, Chaim M ^a,b,c,d,e   Wodchis, Walter P ^a,d,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^e ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reactions; Economic implications; Elderly; Emergency department

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG COST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONEY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG TOXICITY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; ONTARIO; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84864964617     PISSN: 01145916     EISSN: 11791942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11599540-000000000-00000     Document Type: Article

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