The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 109, Issue 2 , Pages 87-94, 1 August 2000

Incidence and preventability of adverse drug events in nursing homes☆

  • Jerry H Gurwitz, MD

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    • Requests for reprints should be addressed to
    • Meyers Primary Care Institute, the Fallon Healthcare System, and the University of Massachusetts Medical School (JHG, TSF, DM, SJ, ME, MB), Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationJerry H. Gurwitz, MD, Meyers Primary Care Institute, Fallon Healthcare System and University of Massachusetts Medical School, 100 Central Street, Worcester, Massachusetts 01608
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  • Terry S Field, DSc

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    • Meyers Primary Care Institute, the Fallon Healthcare System, and the University of Massachusetts Medical School (JHG, TSF, DM, SJ, ME, MB), Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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  • Jerry Avorn, MD

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    • Brigham and Women’s Hospital (JA, DWB), Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    • Harvard University (JA, ACE, DWB), Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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  • Danny McCormick, MD, MPH

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    • Meyers Primary Care Institute, the Fallon Healthcare System, and the University of Massachusetts Medical School (JHG, TSF, DM, SJ, ME, MB), Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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  • Shailavi Jain, RPh

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    • Meyers Primary Care Institute, the Fallon Healthcare System, and the University of Massachusetts Medical School (JHG, TSF, DM, SJ, ME, MB), Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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  • Marie Eckler, RN, MS

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    • Meyers Primary Care Institute, the Fallon Healthcare System, and the University of Massachusetts Medical School (JHG, TSF, DM, SJ, ME, MB), Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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  • Marcia Benser, RN, MS

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    • Meyers Primary Care Institute, the Fallon Healthcare System, and the University of Massachusetts Medical School (JHG, TSF, DM, SJ, ME, MB), Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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  • Amy C Edmondson, PhD

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    • Harvard University (JA, ACE, DWB), Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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  • David W Bates, MD

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    • Brigham and Women’s Hospital (JA, DWB), Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    • Harvard University (JA, ACE, DWB), Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Received 14 September 1999; received in revised form 3 April 2000; accepted 3 April 2000. published online 16 August 2004.

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☆ Supported by research grant AG14472 from the National Institute on Aging, Bethesda, Maryland. The contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official views of the National Institute on Aging.

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The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 109, Issue 2 , Pages 87-94, 1 August 2000

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