1Department of Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA.
2Department of Pharmacy, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA.
3Center for Patient Safety and Quality Research, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA.
4Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA.
Dr. DeCourcey conceptualized and designed the study, drafted the initial article, approved the final article as submitted. She had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. Ms. Silverman supervised the data collection, carried out the initial analyses, wrote the methods section, reviewed and revised the article, and approved the final article as submitted. Dr. Chang took the medication histories and completed all of the reconciliations and initial error evaluation, reviewed and revised the article, and approved the final article as submitted. Dr. Ozonoff carried out all of the secondary analyses and statistical modeling, wrote the statistical analysis section, reviewed and revised the article, and approved the final article as submitted. Dr. Stickney performed the medication adjudications, reviewed and revised the article, and approved the final article as submitted. Ms. Pichoff performed the medication adjudications, reviewed and revised the article, and approved the final article as submitted. Ms. Oldershaw designed the data collection instruments, coordinated and supervised data collection, and approved the final article as submitted. Dr. Finkelstein participated in study design, data analyses, reviewed and revised the article, and approved the final article as submitted.
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Supported, in part, by the Program for Patient Safety and Quality at Boston Children’s Hospital and by the National Institutes of Health T32 HD 75727: Research Training in Prevention and Care of Chronic Illness in Childhood.
Drs. DeCourcey and Finkelstein’s institution received funding from National Institutes of Health (NIH) T32 HD 75727: Research Training in Prevention and Care of Chronic Illness in Childhood and from Program for Patient Safety and Quality at Boston Children’s Hospital, and they received support for article research from NIH. Ms. Oldershaw’s institution received funding from PPSQ grant internal to Boston Children's Hospital. The remaining authors have disclosed that they do not have any potential conflicts of interest.
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