Commentary Can you prevent adverse drug events after hospital discharge? Citation Text: Forster AJ. Can you prevent adverse drug events after hospital discharge? CMAJ. 2006;174(7):921-2. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL April 12, 2006 Forster AJ. CMAJ. 2006;174(7):921-2. View more articles from the same authors. The author shares two cases of postdischarge adverse drug events, as well as actions physicians can take to minimize their occurrence. PubMed citation Free full text Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Forster AJ. Can you prevent adverse drug events after hospital discharge? CMAJ. 2006;174(7):921-2. 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Sociocultural factors influencing incident reporting among physicians and nurses: understanding frames underlying self- and peer-reporting practices. October 15, 2014
Barriers and success factors to the implementation of a multi-site prospective adverse event surveillance system. July 23, 2014
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