A medication reconciliation form and its impact on the medical record in a paediatric hospital

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 222-227

  Bédard, Pascal ^a   Tardif, Lyne ^a   Ferland, Alexandre ^a   Bussières, Jean François ^a,b   Lebel, Denis ^a   Bailey, Benoit ^a   Girard, Marc ^a   Lachaîne, Jean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drugs information; Hospital; Medication reconciliation; Paediatric

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG INFORMATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; MEDICAL RECORD; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORDS; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; QUEBEC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79952663539     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2010.01424.x     Document Type: Article

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