Care homes' use of medicines study: Prevalence, causes and potential harm of medication errors in care homes for older people

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 341-346

  Barber, N D ^a   Alldred, D P ^b   Raynor, D K ^b   Dickinson, R ^b   Garfield, S ^a   Jesson, B ^a   Lim, R ^c   Savage, I ^a   Standage, C ^b   Buckle, P ^c   Carpenter, J ^d   Franklin, B ^a,e   Woloshynowych, M ^e   Zermansky, A G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DRUG MONITORING; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICATION ERROR; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEAMWORK; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WORKLOAD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 70350342300     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2009.034231     Document Type: Article

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