Possible adverse drug events leading to hospital admission in a Brazilian teaching hospital
OBJECTIVES: Drug safety problems can lead to hospital admission. In Brazil, the prevalence of hospitalization due to adverse drug events is unknown. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of hospitalization due to adverse drug events and to identify the drugs, the adverse drug events, and the ri...
Main Authors: | Fabiana Rossi Varallo, Helaine Carneiro Capucho, Cleópatra da Silva Planeta, Patrícia de Carvalho Mastroianni |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Faculdade de Medicina / USP
2014-03-01
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Series: | Clinics |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322014000300163&lng=en&tlng=en |
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