Prevalence and Clinical Significance of Medication Discrepancies at Pediatric Hospital Admission

Academic Pediatrics

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Coffey, Maitreya ^a   Mack, Lynn ^a   Streitenberger, Kim ^a   Bishara, Teresa ^a   De Faveri, Laura ^a   Matlow, Anne ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

medication errors; pediatrics; pharmacists; prescriptions

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; INSULIN; NARCOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DRUG USE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICATION ERROR; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 70249130920     PISSN: 18762859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2009.04.007     Document Type: Article

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