Electronic documentation in medication reconciliation - a challenge for health care professionals

Applied Nursing Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 237-239

  Jylhä, Virpi ^a   Saranto, Kaija ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FINLAND; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; STANDARD;

FINLAND; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; NURSING RECORDS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL;

EID: 55149122937     PISSN: 08971897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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