Medication errors in older people with mental health problems: A review

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 564-573

  Maidment, Ian D ^a,b   Haw, Camilla ^c   Stubbs, Jean ^c   Fox, Chris ^a,b,d   Katona, Cornelius ^a,b   Franklin, Bryony Dean ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b KENT AND MEDWAY NHS AND SOCIAL CARE PARTNERSHIP TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c ST ANDREW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Medication error; Older people's mental health; Review

Indexed keywords

AGED; CALCULATION; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA EXTRACTION; EMBASE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDLINE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCINFO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

AGED; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MENTAL DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 46749146093     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1943     Document Type: Review

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