Adverse drug events in older hospitalized patients: results and reliability of a comprehensive and structured identification strategy.

<h4>Background</h4>Older patients are at high risk for experiencing Adverse Drug Events (ADEs) during hospitalization. To be able to reduce ADEs in these vulnerable patients, hospitals first need to measure the occurrence of ADEs, especially those that are preventable. However, data on p...

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Main Authors: Joanna E Klopotowska, Peter C Wierenga, Clementine C M Stuijt, Lambertus Arisz, Marcel G W Dijkgraaf, Paul F M Kuks, Henk Asscheman, Sophia E de Rooij, Loraine Lie-A-Huen, Susanne M Smorenburg, WINGS Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23940688/pdf/?tool=EBI