Medication reconciliation

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 105, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 78-85

  Ketchum, Kathy ^a   Grass, Christine A ^b   Padwojski, Anne ^c  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

^b SSM DePaul Healthcare Center   (United States)

^c Methodist Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICATION ERROR; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

AGED; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MEDICATION ERRORS; PATIENT DISCHARGE;

EID: 27744442781     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000446-200511000-00033     Document Type: Review

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