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Erschienen in: Drug Safety 3/2018

01.03.2018 | Letter to the Editor

Comment on: “Adverse Drug Reaction-Related Hospitalizations in Elderly Australians: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study in Two Tasmanian Hospitals”

verfasst von: Mona Kargar, Alireza Ahmadvand, Kheirollah Gholami

Erschienen in: Drug Safety | Ausgabe 3/2018

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We read with interest the recent study by Nair et al. [1] about adverse drug reaction (ADR)-related hospitalizations in elderly Australians. …
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Titel
Comment on: “Adverse Drug Reaction-Related Hospitalizations in Elderly Australians: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study in Two Tasmanian Hospitals”
verfasst von
Mona Kargar
Alireza Ahmadvand
Kheirollah Gholami
Publikationsdatum
01.03.2018
Verlag
Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in
Drug Safety / Ausgabe 3/2018
Print ISSN: 0114-5916
Elektronische ISSN: 1179-1942
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40264-017-0612-4

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