Medication safety: moving from illusion to reality.

David Classen

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Medication safety: moving from illusion to reality.

March 6, 2005

Classen D. JAMA. 2003;289(9):1154-1156.

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This editorial comments on a study published in the same issue regarding adverse drug events and medication safety in the outpatient setting.

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