Drug-Related Adverse Events: A Readers' Guide to Assessing Literature Reviews and Meta-Analyses
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Authors: Ross, SD.
The objective of this article is to provide readers with a practical guide to critically appraising reviews and meta-analyses of source studies of drug-related adverse events. A critique of a highly publicized meta-analysis of adverse drug reactions is used as a case study to highlight several contentious issues. In particular, the article points out problems with the published literature on drug-related adverse events.
Due to copyright issues, the article must be downloaded from the Archives of Internal Medicine website.