Patients' knowledge about their drug allergies

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 114-115

  Wyatt, Jonathan P ^a,b  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Drug allergies; Patient education

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMOXICILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; MEFENAMIC ACID; PENICILLIN G;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EMERGENCY WARD; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRESCRIPTION; RISK; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENTS;

EID: 0029988770     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.13.2.114     Document Type: Article

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