The introduction of electronic medication charts and prescribing in aged care facilities: An evaluation: Innovation in Aged Care

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 131-134

  Burns, Pippa ^a   Perkins, David A ^a   Larsen, Karen ^a   Dalley, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Illawarra Division of General Practice   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computerised; Computing methodologies; Drug; Family physicians; Homes for the aged; Medical record systems; Prescriptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547769361     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2007.00237.x     Document Type: Article

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