Medication, allergy, and adverse drug event discrepancies in ambulatory care

Family Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 107-110

  Stephens, Mary ^a,c   Fox, Beth ^a   Kukulka, Gary ^b   Bellamy, Judith ^a  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b East Tennessee State University

^c CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGY; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICATION ERROR; PRESCRIPTION; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 38949148273     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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