Lost in transition: Medication errors at the time of hospital admission, transfer, and discharge

Geriatrics and Aging

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 646-648

  Etchells, Edward ^a,b   Vira, Tasnim ^b   Tam, Vincent C ^c  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Discharge; Hospital admission; Medication error; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; LEVOTHYROXINE; PROPAFENONE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED DRUG THERAPY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEALTH CARE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION; PYELONEPHRITIS; TEAMWORK;

EID: 33846077468     PISSN: 14888408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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