Classification of findings in the home medicines reviews of post-discharge patients at risk of medication misadventure

Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 111-114

  Nguyen, Andrew ^a   Yu, Kevin ^a   Shakib, Sepehr ^a   Doecke, Christopher J ^a   Boyce, Merelyn ^b   March, Geoff ^c   Anderson, Barbara A ^c   Gilbert, Andrew L ^c   Angley, Manya T ^c  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b SA Divisions of General Practice Incorporated   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; PHARMACIST; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 34547216830     PISSN: 1445937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2055-2335.2007.tb00030.x     Document Type: Article

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