Multidose drug dispensing and discrepancies between medication records

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Wekre, Liv Johanne ^a,b   Spigset, Olav ^a,c   Sletvold, Olav ^a,c   Sund, Janne Kutschera ^b   Grimsmo, Anders ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b Central Norway Hospital Pharmacy Trust   (Norway)

^c TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOME CARE AGENCIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY;

EID: 78249263190     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2009.038745     Document Type: Article

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