Improving prescription quality in an in-patient mental health unit: Three cycles of clinical audit

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 293-294

  Ved, Priti ^a   Coupe, Tim ^a  

^a Department of Genito Urinary Medicine and HIV Medicine   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION;

EID: 34547653207     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.106.012963     Document Type: Article

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