Inter-rater reliability of explicit indicators of prescribing appropriateness

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 311-315

  Tully, Mary P ^a   Cantrill, Judith A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appropriate prescribing; Hospital; In patient prescribing; Indicators; Prescribing indicators; Reliability; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

PRAVASTATIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; RELIABILITY;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DRUG UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 26844532847     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-005-2453-y     Document Type: Article

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