Open AccessAdverse drug events caused by medication errors in medical inpatients
Author(s) -
B Hardmeier,
Suzanne Braunschweig,
Marzia Cavallaro,
Małgorzata Roos,
Christiane Pauli–Magnus,
Max Giger,
Peter J. Meier,
Karin Fattinger
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
schweizerische medizinische wochenschrift
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0036-7672
DOI - 10.4414/smw.2004.10801
Subject(s) - medicine , contraindication , incidence (geometry) , incident report , regimen , emergency medicine , adverse effect , cohort , drug , pediatrics , cohort study , pharmacology , alternative medicine , physics , forensic engineering , pathology , optics , engineering
In view of growing concern in recent years regarding medication errors as causes of adverse drug events (ADEs), we explore the frequency and characteristics of error-associated ADEs in medical inpatients.
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