Interventions to improve medication reconciliation in primary care

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1667-1675

  Bayoumi, Imaan ^a   Howard, Michelle ^a   Holbrook, Anne M ^a   Schabort, Inge ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Medical history taking; Medication errors; Primary health care; Prospective studies

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; CINAHL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMMUNITY; DISABILITY; DRUG MONITORING; EMBASE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MEDICATION ERRORS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 70449477782     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1M059     Document Type: Review

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