Medication-related problems commonly occuring in an Australian community setting

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 83-87

  Roughead, E E ^a   Barrat, J D ^a   Gilbert, A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adverse drug events; Australia; Community; Medication misadventure; Medication related problems

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; RESPIRATORY TRACT AGENT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLASSIFICATION; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG USE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; AUSTRALIA; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 1342347753     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.912     Document Type: Article

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