Do medical courses adequately prepare interns for safe and effective prescribing in New South Wales public hospitals?

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 428-434

  Hilmer, S N ^a,b   Seale, J P ^b,c   Le Couteur, D G ^b,d   Crampton, R ^e   Liddle, C ^b,e  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

^e WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical pharmacology; Medical education; Prescribing; Quality Use of Medicines

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PHARMACOLOGY, CLINICAL; PRESCRIPTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68349101364     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2009.01942.x     Document Type: Article

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