Percentage of patients with preventable adverse drug reactions and preventability of adverse drug reactions--a meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND: Numerous observational studies suggest that preventable adverse drug reactions are a significant burden in healthcare, but no meta-analysis using a standardised definition for adverse drug reactions exists. The aim of the study was to estimate the percentage of patients with preventable...

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Main Authors: Katja M Hakkarainen, Khadidja Hedna, Max Petzold, Staffan Hägg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3305295?pdf=render