Adverse drug reactions lead to lengthy hospital stays: Vancouver study
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 - 14:42
in Health & Medicine
A study has found that one in nine people in the Vancouver General Hospital emergency room were there because of an adverse reaction to their medication.
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