Consensus building for development of outpatient adverse drug event triggers.

Hillary J Mull; Jonathan R Nebeker; Stephanie L Shimada; Haytham M A Kaafarani; Peter E Rivard; Amy K Rosen

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Consensus building for development of outpatient adverse drug event triggers.

June 15, 2011

Mull HJ, Nebeker JR, Shimada SL, et al. J Patient Saf. 2011;7(2):66-71.

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An expert consensus process was used to develop a list of six triggers for detecting adverse drug events in the ambulatory care setting.

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