Hospital admissions caused by adverse drug events: An Australian prospective study

Australian Health Review

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 51-57

  Phillips, Alexandra L ^a,b   Nigro, Olimpia ^c   Macolino, Karen A ^c   Scarborough, Kirsty C ^c   Doecke, Christopher J ^b,c   Angley, Manya T ^b   Shakib, Sepehr ^c  

^a Noarlunga Centre   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84893470209     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH12027     Document Type: Article

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