Electronic health records and adverse drug events after patient transfer

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Boockvar, K S ^a,b,c   Livote, E E ^a   Goldstein, N ^a,b   Nebeker, J R ^d   Siu, A ^a,b   Fried, T ^e,f  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Jewish Home Lifecare   (United States)

^d GERIATRIC RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG TOXICITY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; PATIENT TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; CONNECTICUT; DRUG TOXICITY; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT TRANSFER;

EID: 78249238153     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2009.033050     Document Type: Article

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