Detecting adverse drug events through data mining.

Justin M Glasgow; Peter J Kaboli

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Detecting adverse drug events through data mining.

March 24, 2010

Glasgow JM, Kaboli PJ. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2010;67(4):317-20.

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This article discusses using automated algorithms to analyze medical records and uncover adverse drug events.

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