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Article: Reports outline health and medicine study results from A. Perren et al.(Clinical report)
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- Health & Medicine Week
- Article date:
- September 28, 2009
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According to recent research published in the journal Swiss Medical Weekly, "Question under study: Medication errors are a major concern for health care since they may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm. However, little is known regarding the economic burden of unjustified medications."
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