Online consultations in cyberpharmacies: Completeness and patient safety

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1022-1025

  Orizio, Grazia ^a   Schulz, Peter ^b   Domenighini, Serena ^a   Bressanelli, Maura ^a   Rubinelli, Sara ^b   Caimi, Luigi ^a   Gelatti, Umberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUGANO   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Internet; Pharmaceutical preparations; Public health; Quality assessment

Indexed keywords

BREASTFEEDING; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DRUG-ALLERGY; HEALTH STATUS; MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL PRESCRIPTION; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY ASSESSMENT; TELEPHONE NUMBERS;

ALLERGIES; DIAGNOSIS; INTERNET; SURVEYS;

HEALTH;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHARMACY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; STANDARD;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 74249087689     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2009.0069     Document Type: Article

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