Therapeutic errors involving adults in the community setting: Nature, causes and outcomes

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 388-394

  Taylor, David McD ^a   Robinson, Jeffrey ^b   MacLeod, Dawson ^b   MacBean, Catherine E ^c   Braitberg, George ^d  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b Victorian Poisons Information Centre   (Australia)

^c MELBOURNE HEALTH   (Australia)

^d Southern Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adverse event; Medication error; Therapeutic error

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DRUG DOSE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICATION ERROR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; THERAPEUTIC ERROR;

AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HOME NURSING; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSING HOMES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF ADMINISTRATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 69249175124     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2009.00413.x     Document Type: Article

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