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Adverse drug reactions as the cause of emergency department admission: focus on the elderly

Maria Teresa VenturaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Immunology and Infectious Diseases [MIDIM], University of Bari Medical School, Policlinico, Bari, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Rocco LaddagaAllergology and Clinical Immunology Department, University of Bari Medical School, Policlinico, Bari, Italy
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Pierfranco CavalleraEmergency Department, Altamura Hospital (Bari)
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Piervito PuglieseEmergency Department, Altamura Hospital (Bari)
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Roberto A. TummoloDepartment of Internal Medicine, Immunology and Infectious Diseases [MIDIM], University of Bari Medical School, Policlinico, Bari, Italy
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Rosalba BuquicchioDepartment of Internal Medicine, Immunology and Infectious Diseases [MIDIM], University of Bari Medical School, Policlinico, Bari, Italy
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Paola PierucciDepartment of Internal Medicine University of Bari, Policlinico of Bari, Italy
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Gianni PassalacquaAllergy and Respiratory Diseases, DIMI, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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Pages 426-429 | Received 23 Oct 2009, Accepted 05 Nov 2009, Published online: 22 Jan 2010

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Nibu Parameswaran Nair, Leanne Chalmers, Gregory M Peterson, Bonnie J Bereznicki, Ronald L Castelino & Luke R Bereznicki. (2016) Hospitalization in older patients due to adverse drug reactions –the need for a prediction tool. Clinical Interventions in Aging 11, pages 497-505.
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