Pharmacist- versus physician-acquired medication history: A prospective study at the emergency department

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 371-375

  De Winter, Sabrina ^b   Spriet, Isabel ^a   Indevuyst, Christophe ^a   Vanbrabant, Peter ^a   Desruelles, Didier ^a   Sabbe, Marc ^a   Gillet, Jean Bernard ^a   Wilmer, Alexander ^a   Willems, Ludo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

BELGIUM; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 78249289629     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2009.035014     Document Type: Article

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