Patient-specific risk factors of adverse drug events in adult inpatients - evidence detected using the Global Trigger Tool method

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4, 2015, Pages 582-591

  Härkänen, Marja ^a,b   Kervinen, Marjo ^c   Ahonen, Jouni ^c   Voutilainen, Ari ^b   Turunen, Hannele ^b,c   Vehviläinen Julkunen, Katri ^b,c  

^a University of Eastern Finland ^*  (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adverse drug event; Hospital; Patient record; Patient safety; Trigger tool

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922643579     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12714     Document Type: Article

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