Frequency of incomplete medication histories obtained at triage

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-69

  Shepherd, Greene ^a   Schwartz, Richard B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Errors, medication; Hospitals; Patient information; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ESTROGEN; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; HORMONE DERIVATIVE; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; IMMUNOLOGIC AGENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; MINERAL; STEROID; TOPICAL AGENT; VITAMIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; PHARMACY STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62449263902     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp080171     Document Type: Article

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