Evaluating sample medications in primary care: A practice-based research network study

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 688-692

  Hansen, Laura B ^a   Saseen, Joseph J ^b   Westfall, John M ^b   Holcomb, Sherry ^b   Nuzum, Donald S ^c   Pace, Wilson D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Family Medicine ^*

^c WINGATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG LABELING; DRUG USE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICATION ERROR; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT EDUCATION; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SAFETY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

COLORADO; COMMUNICATION; DRUG LABELING; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICATION ERRORS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33845403212     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1553-7250(06)32091-0     Document Type: Article

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