Adverse drug events in ambulatory care.

@article{Gandhi2003AdverseDE,
  title={Adverse drug events in ambulatory care.},
  author={Tejal K. Gandhi and Saul N. Weingart and Joshua Borus and Andrew C. Seger and Josh F. Peterson and Elisabeth Burdick and Diane L. Seger and Kirstin Shu and Frank A Federico and Lucian Leape and D. Bates},
  journal={The New England journal of medicine},
  year={2003},
  volume={348 16},
  pages={
          1556-64
        }
}
BACKGROUND Adverse events related to drugs occur frequently among inpatients, and many of these events are preventable. However, few data are available on adverse drug events among outpatients. We conducted a study to determine the rates, types, severity, and preventability of such events among outpatients and to identify preventive strategies. METHODS We performed a prospective cohort study, including a survey of patients and a chart review, at four adult primary care practices in Boston… 
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