Determinants of patient-reported medication errors: A comparison among seven countries

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 733-740

  Lu, C Y ^a,c   Roughead, E ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT;

EID: 79959309642     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2011.02671.x     Document Type: Article

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