Comparison of handwritten and electronically generated prescription drug instructions

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 151-152

  Bailey, Stacy Cooper ^a   Persell, Stephen D ^b   Jacobson, Kara L ^c   Parker, Ruth M ^d   Wolf, Michael S ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; LETTER; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; COMPREHENSION; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; STANDARDS;

COMPREHENSION; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HANDWRITING; HUMANS;

EID: 58549112953     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1L388     Document Type: Letter

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