Electronic medication management systems' influence on hospital pharmacists' work patterns

Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 106-110

  Lo, Connie ^a   Burke, Rosemary ^b   Westbrook, Johanna I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACIST; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 77954877370     PISSN: 1445937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2055-2335.2010.tb00516.x     Document Type: Article

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