David P Phillips

Summary

Affiliation: University of California
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Cardiac mortality is higher around Christmas and New Year's than at any other time: the holidays as a risk factor for death
    David P Phillips
    Department of Sociology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 0533, USA
    Circulation 110:3781-8. 2004
  2. ncbi A spike in fatal medication errors at the beginning of each month
    David P Phillips
    Department of Sociology and the San Diego Center for Patient Safety, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093 0533, USA
    Pharmacotherapy 25:1-9. 2005
  3. ncbi A steep increase in domestic fatal medication errors with use of alcohol and/or street drugs
    David P Phillips
    Department of Sociology 0533, University of California at San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093 0533, USA
    Arch Intern Med 168:1561-6. 2008
  4. ncbi A July spike in fatal medication errors: a possible effect of new medical residents
    David P Phillips
    Department of Sociology, University of California at San Diego, 0533, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093 0533, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 25:774-9. 2010
  5. ncbi Christmas and New Year as risk factors for death
    David Phillips
    Sociology, University of California at San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093 0533, USA
    Soc Sci Med 71:1463-71. 2010
  6. ncbi Alcohol as a risk factor for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
    David P Phillips
    Department of Sociology, University of California, San Diego, 92093 0533, USA
    Addiction 106:516-25. 2011
  7. ncbi The relationship between serious injury and blood alcohol concentration (BAC) in fatal motor vehicle accidents: BAC = 0.01% is associated with significantly more dangerous accidents than BAC = 0.00%
    David P Phillips
    Department of Sociology, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA 92093 0533, USA
    Addiction 106:1614-22. 2011
  8. ncbi Morbidity and mortality from medical errors: an increasingly serious public health problem
    David P Phillips
    Department of Sociology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
    Annu Rev Public Health 23:135-50. 2002

Detail Information

Publications8

  1. ncbi Cardiac mortality is higher around Christmas and New Year's than at any other time: the holidays as a risk factor for death
    David P Phillips
    Department of Sociology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 0533, USA
    Circulation 110:3781-8. 2004
    ..Research published in Circulation has shown that cardiac mortality is highest during December and January. We investigated whether some of this spike could be ascribed to the Christmas/New Year's holidays rather than to climatic factors...
  2. ncbi A spike in fatal medication errors at the beginning of each month
    David P Phillips
    Department of Sociology and the San Diego Center for Patient Safety, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093 0533, USA
    Pharmacotherapy 25:1-9. 2005
    ..Evidence suggested that the spike in medication error deaths cannot be solely attributed to a spike in the consumption of alcohol or drugs. An increase in pharmacy error rates might play a role...
  3. ncbi A steep increase in domestic fatal medication errors with use of alcohol and/or street drugs
    David P Phillips
    Department of Sociology 0533, University of California at San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093 0533, USA
    Arch Intern Med 168:1561-6. 2008
    ..Increasingly, medications are consumed outside of clinical settings, with relatively little professional oversight. Despite this trend, previous studies of medication errors have focused on clinical settings...
  4. ncbi A July spike in fatal medication errors: a possible effect of new medical residents
    David P Phillips
    Department of Sociology, University of California at San Diego, 0533, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093 0533, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 25:774-9. 2010
    ..Many have suggested that these new medical residents may produce errors and worsen patient outcomes-the so-called "July Effect;" however, we have found no U.S. evidence documenting this effect...
  5. ncbi Christmas and New Year as risk factors for death
    David Phillips
    Sociology, University of California at San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093 0533, USA
    Soc Sci Med 71:1463-71. 2010
    ..Christmas and New Year appear to be risk factors for deaths from many diseases. We tested nine possible explanations for these risk factors, but further research is needed...
  6. ncbi Alcohol as a risk factor for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
    David P Phillips
    Department of Sociology, University of California, San Diego, 92093 0533, USA
    Addiction 106:516-25. 2011
    ..To test whether alcohol is a risk factor for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)...
  7. ncbi The relationship between serious injury and blood alcohol concentration (BAC) in fatal motor vehicle accidents: BAC = 0.01% is associated with significantly more dangerous accidents than BAC = 0.00%
    David P Phillips
    Department of Sociology, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA 92093 0533, USA
    Addiction 106:1614-22. 2011
    ..To analyze the severity of automotive injuries associated with blood alcohol concentration (BAC) in increments of 0.01%...
  8. ncbi Morbidity and mortality from medical errors: an increasingly serious public health problem
    David P Phillips
    Department of Sociology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
    Annu Rev Public Health 23:135-50. 2002
    ..It may be possible to reduce prescription errors by instituting a central agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and reporting harmful or potentially harmful drug events, and for issuing recommendations and directives...