Study A quality improvement study: medication error leading to thyrotoxicosis and death. Citation Text: Levine JM. A quality improvement study: medication error leading to thyrotoxicosis and death. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2004;5(6):410-3. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL March 6, 2005 Levine JM. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2004;5(6):410-3. View more articles from the same authors. PubMed citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Levine JM. A quality improvement study: medication error leading to thyrotoxicosis and death. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2004;5(6):410-3. 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