Incidence and Preventability of Adverse Drug Events Among Older Persons in the Ambulatory Setting
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Incidence and preventability of adverse drug events among older persons in the ambulatory setting.
CONTEXT Adverse drug events, especially those that may be preventable, are among the most serious concerns about medication use in older persons cared for in the ambulatory clinical setting. OBJECTIVE To assess the incidence and preventability of adverse drug events among older persons in the ambulatory clinical setting. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS Cohort study of all Medicare enrollees (...
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عنوان ژورنال: JAMA
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0098-7484
DOI: 10.1001/jama.289.9.1107