Drug history errors in the acute medical assessment unit quantified by use of the NPSA classification

Pharmaceutical Journal

Volumn 279, Issue 7475, 2007, Pages 469-471

  Rees, Stuart ^a   Thomas, Peter ^a   Shetty, Ashit ^a   Makinde, Kehinde ^a  

^a PRINCE PHILIP HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; FLECAINIDE; PERINDOPRIL; RAMIPRIL; VALPROIC ACID;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PILOT STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 36049045650     PISSN: 00316873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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