Common types of medication errors on long-term psychiatric care units

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 207-212

  Ito, Hiroto ^a   Yamazumi, Syun ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^b Hanazono Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adverse drug event; Drug administration; Medication error; Mental health; Psychiatry; Quality of care; Safety

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; JAPAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; JAPAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0037974709     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzg038     Document Type: Article

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