Invited article: Improving safety for the neurologic patient: Evaluating medications, literacy, and abuse

Neurology

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 742-746

  Hohler, A Depold ^a   Lee, J Doyle ^b   Schulman, E A ^c   Schafer, J A ^d   Flippen, C ^e  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c LANKENAU INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^d Mercy Medical Group   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ARIPIPRAZOLE; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; RISPERIDONE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DRUG FATALITY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDLINE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOMNOLENCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; MANDATORY REPORTING; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; REVIEW; SAFETY; STANDARD;

HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MANDATORY REPORTING; MEDICATION ERRORS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77957944721     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181eee480     Document Type: Article

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