The pharmacist-physician relationship in the detection of ambulatory medication errors

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 331, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 22-24

  Brown, C Andrew ^a   Bailey, Jessica H ^b   Lee, Joshua ^c   Garrett, Paula K ^d   Rudman, William J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d MILLSAPS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory medication errors; Patient safety; Pharmacist

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; LICENSING; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACIST; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 31744448604     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200601000-00007     Document Type: Article

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