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Incidence, severity and preventability of medication-related visits to the emergency department: a prospective study

Peter J. Zed, Riyad B. Abu‐Laban, Robert M. Balen, Peter Loewen, Corinne M. Hohl, Jeffrey R. Brubacher, Kerry Wilbur, Matthew O. Wiens, Leslie Jo Samoy, Katie Lacaria,

Canadian Medical Association Journal · 2008 · 313 citations · 31 references

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Abstract

More than 1 in 9 emergency department visits are due to drug-related adverse events, a potentially preventable problem in our health care system.

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