"Limit work to here and now" - A focus group study on how emergency physicians view their work in relation to patients' drug treatment

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 155-164

  Bastholm Rahmner, Pia ^a,b   Tomson, Göran ^b   Rosenqvist, Urban ^c   Gustafsson, Lars L ^a,d   Holmström, Inger ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Computerized physician order entry system; Drug treatment; Emergency care; Focus group discussions; Learning moments

Indexed keywords

EID: 47949126275     PISSN: 17482623     EISSN: 17482631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17482620701788644     Document Type: Article

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