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Methods for assessing the preventability of adverse drug events: a systematic review.

January 30, 2005

Hakkarainen KM, Sundell KA, Petzold M, et al. Drug Saf. 2012;35(2):105-26.

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This systematic review identified 18 unique instruments for assessing the preventability of adverse drug events. However, there is a paucity of evidence on the validity of these instruments, and many do not appear sufficiently reliable for wider use.

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