Systematic review on the prevalence, frequency and comparative value of adverse events data in social media

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 878-888

  Golder, Su ^a   Norman, Gill ^b   Loke, Yoon K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adverse drug reactions; adverse effects; adverse events; pharmacovigilance; social media; systematic review

Indexed keywords

BOOK; CONSTIPATION; DATA BASE; DIZZINESS; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INCIDENCE; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NAUSEA; PAIN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOMNOLENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VIDEORECORDING; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; REPRODUCIBILITY;

DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL MEDIA;

EID: 84942553218     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bcp.12746     Document Type: Review

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