Adverse drug events in the outpatient setting: an 11-year national analysis.

Florence T. Bourgeois; Michael W. Shannon; Clarissa Valim; Kenneth D. Mandl

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Adverse drug events in the outpatient setting: an 11-year national analysis.

July 28, 2010

Bourgeois FT, Shannon MW, Valim C, et al. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2010;19(9):901-10.

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This study identified patient age and polypharmacy use as risk factors for adverse drug events in the ambulatory setting.

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