Accuracy of drug-allergy recording in a District General Hospital

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 253-255

  Gay, Kathryn J ^a,b   Hill, Christopher ^a   Bell, Thomas ^a  

^a KING S MILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Documentation; Drug allergies; Prescribing

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

ACCURACY; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; DOCUMENT EXAMINATION; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 68349083310     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/ijpp.17.04.0010     Document Type: Article

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