Safety in home care: A research protocol for studying medication management

Implementation Science

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Marck, Patricia B ^a   Lang, Ariella ^b   Macdonald, Marilyn ^c   Griffin, Melissa ^d   Easty, Anthony ^d   Corsini Munt, Serena ^b  

^a ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b VON Canada   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 77952985871     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-5-43     Document Type: Article

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