Incidence of Adverse Drug Reactions in Hospitalized Patients
JAMAPublished 15 April 1998
Jason Lazarou, Bruce Pomeranz, Paul Corey
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The incidence of serious and fatal adverse drug reactions in US hospitals was found to be extremely high, and data suggest that ADRs represent an important clinical issue.
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The incidence of serious and fatal ADRs in US hospitals was found to be extremely high. While our results must be viewed with circumspection because of heterogeneity among studies and small biases in the samples, these data nevertheless suggest that ADRs represent an important clinical issue.
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MedicinePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
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