Recognizing and preventing adverse drug reactions in children
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چکیده
ADRs rank as one of the top ten leading causes of death and illness in the developed world.1 The direct medical costs of ADRs are US$30–130 billion annually in the United States,1-3 claiming 100,000 to 218,000 lives annually.2,4 These estimates are even more meaningful when compared with other high-cost diseases like diabetes ($45 billion),5 obesity ($70 billion),6 and cardiovascular diseases ($199 billion).7
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