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Case Reports
. 2006 Jan 3;174(1):52-4.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.050099.

Clinical application of a computerized system for physician order entry with clinical decision support to prevent adverse drug events in long-term care

Paula A Rochon  1 , Terry S Field, David W Bates, Monica Lee, Linda Gavendo, Janet Erramuspe-Mainard, James Judge, Jerry H Gurwitz
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Clinical application of a computerized system for physician order entry with clinical decision support to prevent adverse drug events in long-term care

Paula A Rochon et al. CMAJ. .
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Fig. 1: Computer screen showing a warning about drug interaction between warfarin and cephalexin.
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  • ADRs and smart health cards.
    Hsu MH, Li YC, Liu CT. Hsu MH, et al. CMAJ. 2006 Aug 15;175(4):385. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.1060032. CMAJ. 2006. PMID: 16908903 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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