Prescribing errors on medical wards and the impact of clinical pharmacists

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-24

  Dale, Alison ^a,b   Copeland, Richard ^a   Barton, Roger ^a  

^a NORTH TYNESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SUNDERLAND ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; AMINOPHYLLINE; AMLODIPINE; BECLOMETASONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; GLIBENCLAMIDE; PREDNISOLONE; TEMAZEPAM; THYROXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PHARMACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PREDICTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037358415     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/002235702829     Document Type: Article

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